Archive - If you can keep it

NIH grant funding restored

Judge rules grant terminations on the basis of DEI and gender identity are discriminatory and illegal

5 hrs ago •

Shalini Goel Agarwal

Donald Trump wants a conflagration

His escalation is a sign of weakness

Jun 13 •

The “patriot” in the cubicle next door

Ideological tests for hiring and retention of civil servants

Jun 12 •

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Ellinor Heywood

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Walter M. Shaub, Jr.

Are reporters doing a good job covering protests?

Four questions to ask of your media diet

Jun 11 •

Jennifer Dresden

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Maximillian Potter

Sowing confusion in LA with the military

How to respond to an unnecessary crisis

Jun 10 •

Ariela Rosenberg

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Universities have no choice

There is no negotiating with an annihilation attempt

Jun 6 •

May 2025

How Congress can get us off the tariff roller coaster — forever

Plus, a fully armed and weaponized pardon power

May 31 •

What to do if you’re targeted by the White House

22 things your nonprofit can do if faced with politicized executive actions

May 29 •

Ellinor Heywood

Give them reason to write how America was awakened

My advice to Wesleyan’s Class of 2025 (and all of us)

May 28 •

What the RIF just happened?

How to understand courts’ rulings pausing RIFs and agency closures

May 28 •

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Ellinor Heywood

What is democracy, anyway?

To explain the threat, focus on the *why* not the *what*

May 24 •

The faces of the NIH cuts

What sort of research is being slashed?

May 21 •

Mickey Desruisseaux

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