In an extraordinary escalation of President Trump’s rage at Harvard University, the administration just threatened to block Harvard from receiving foreign students if the university doesn’t provide extensive information on students to the government. Trump also erupted at Harvard on Truth Social, making all kinds of other threats. On another front, GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski openly admitted to a sense of widespread terror of retaliation, saying, “We are all afraid.” We talked to Jeffrey Sachs of Acadia University, a shrewd observer of authoritarianism. He walks us through the details of Trump’s new threat toward Harvard, how it can be challenged, the true nature of Trump allies’ long-term game plan, and whether our institutions will crumble in the face of it all. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.
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Trump’s Fury at Harvard Darkens as GOPer Openly Admits: “We’re Afraid”
As Trump’s use of the state to bully Harvard University takes an unnerving turn, a shrewd observer of MAGA helps decode the authoritarian right’s larger game plan—and what must be done to resist it.
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