From @DebMashekHxA: "Higher ed would not benefit from a blunt, top-down, partisan decree that politicizes the academy’s core values of open inquiry and academic freedom. Governments cannot legislate campus cultures." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/03/03/president-trump-vows-issue-executive-order-barring-research-funds-colleges-dont … @insidehighered @ScottJaschik
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I can't imagine a scenario where public money would be given to an institution that didn't follow federal laws.
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Universities that suppress free speech have been getting billions in federal funding for decades.
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How about forcing a bill through Congress and making non-partisan free speech a central issue in 2020? Not for just campuses - but for all publicly funded institutions (think Silicon Valley).
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That would be nice, but many Dems haven't supported free speech for decades.
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So... government intervention to enforce your views? Hypocrisy?
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Government intervention to make gov't schools respect individual rights according to the constitution? What could be more libertarian than that?
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I'm concerned about overreach and cannot count on Trump to use this wisely (as a means of de-escalation vs promoting his own causes). But if there was some nuanced mechanism to prevent things likes this I'd be for ithttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/10/brandeis-ayaan-hirsi-ali_n_5127792.html …
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Thank you for your sensible reply! This is a major problem, one I have experienced first hand.
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