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Dear Marc Rowan, Bill Ackman, Jon Huntsman, et al.

Erick Erickson's Confessions of a Political Junkie • 3377 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elite Institutions
  1. Some donors are pulling funding from Ivy League institutions due to concerns about anti-Semitism on campuses.
  2. There is a call to focus diversity training on addressing anti-Semitism in addition to other forms of discrimination.
  3. Suggesting a shift in hiring focus towards graduates from institutions where values align with American ideals.

Harvard Students Are Better Than You

Tracing Woodgrains • 825 implied HN points • 10 Jul 23
🚌 Education Elite Institutions
  1. Affirmative action in elite college admissions can lead to opaque and arbitrary admissions criteria.
  2. Harvard is seen as an elite institution that prioritizes 'defining the best' over 'finding the best'.
  3. The complexity and tension of race relations impact admissions and the values underlying elite institutions like Harvard.

Totalitarian Manipulation Of Language Behind Woke Destruction Of Harvard, New York Times, And Other Elite Institutions

Public • 683 implied HN points • 26 Dec 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elite Institutions
  1. Elite institutions like Harvard and The New York Times have been accused of spreading misinformation and undermining their missions.
  2. The manipulation of language and censorship in these institutions is concerning and reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.
  3. To combat this trend, we need to understand how these values contrary to truth and honesty gained power.

Links to Consider, 2/18

In My Tribe • 243 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elite Institutions
  1. Misinformation experts can be biased and self-serving when classifying content, leading to selective communication in modern democracies.
  2. The social consensus on freedom can be fragile, with liberties suddenly deemed 'Problematic' by media outlets.
  3. Political beliefs are often about tribal alignment rather than logical reasoning, making persuasion through reason challenging.

How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country

Geopolitical Economy Report • 119 implied HN points • 03 Sep 21
🌍 World Politics Elite Institutions
  1. President Ashraf Ghani, a product of elite US institutions, stole $169 million from Afghanistan before fleeing his country.
  2. Ghani's rise to power was carefully managed by prestigious US think tanks and academic institutions.
  3. Ghani was seen as a symbol of the exportation of neoliberalism to Afghanistan and was praised by Western governments until his downfall.
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The Media Commemorates Four Years Of COVID By Celebrating Masks, Delusional Extremist Views

Unmasked • 79 implied HN points • 16 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elite Institutions
  1. The COVID pandemic is considered over by many, despite ongoing restrictions like masking and mandates.
  2. Lockdowns caused major economic issues without effectively reducing virus spread or providing significant benefits.
  3. Elite institutions like Harvard shifted focus to promoting ideologies over truth during the COVID era.