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For better or worse, public law schools have to account for state politics when making decisions about who to hire as their next dean.
But hiring someone and *then* rescinding the offer is something else altogether, and ought to be a huge black eye for the University of Arkansas.
But hiring someone and *then* rescinding the offer is something else altogether, and ought to be a huge black eye for the University of Arkansas.
The University of Arkansas's law school just withdrew the appointment of its new dean six days after hiring her because conservative politicians complained that she filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of transgender students
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started - Arkansas Times
Culture warriors claim the scalp of Emily Suski, the would-be law school dean whose legal opinion on transgender athletes seems to have offended Arkansas officials.
arktimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
For better or worse, public law schools have to account for state politics when making decisions about who to hire as their next dean.
But hiring someone and *then* rescinding the offer is something else altogether, and ought to be a huge black eye for the University of Arkansas.
But hiring someone and *then* rescinding the offer is something else altogether, and ought to be a huge black eye for the University of Arkansas.
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Of particular interest: the panoply of AI and VC tycoons reacting with umbrage, including our own once-liberal icon of Salesforce, Marc Benioff.
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Of particular interest: the panoply of AI and VC tycoons reacting with umbrage, including our own once-liberal icon of Salesforce, Marc Benioff.
“Here, tradition is preserved, narratives are curated, and performances are elevated beyond mere art. What is remembered matters. What is omitted matters more.
“We invite you to experience culture as authority, pageantry as truth, and excellence as defined by those in power.”
—Toby Morton
“We invite you to experience culture as authority, pageantry as truth, and excellence as defined by those in power.”
—Toby Morton
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
“Here, tradition is preserved, narratives are curated, and performances are elevated beyond mere art. What is remembered matters. What is omitted matters more.
“We invite you to experience culture as authority, pageantry as truth, and excellence as defined by those in power.”
—Toby Morton
“We invite you to experience culture as authority, pageantry as truth, and excellence as defined by those in power.”
—Toby Morton
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In what seems to be a clear violation of the First Amendment, the Trump administration says filming ICE constitutes “domestic terrorism” and wants to prosecute people who do so
Meanwhile, killing immigrants in ICE custody has become an acceptable norm for the US
So-who are the real terrorists?
Meanwhile, killing immigrants in ICE custody has become an acceptable norm for the US
So-who are the real terrorists?
December 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In what seems to be a clear violation of the First Amendment, the Trump administration says filming ICE constitutes “domestic terrorism” and wants to prosecute people who do so
Meanwhile, killing immigrants in ICE custody has become an acceptable norm for the US
So-who are the real terrorists?
Meanwhile, killing immigrants in ICE custody has become an acceptable norm for the US
So-who are the real terrorists?
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CBS is now state run media. They're not even subtle about it.
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
CBS is now state run media. They're not even subtle about it.
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Bari Weiss is the first person to ask "What if Fox News, but boring?"
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Bari Weiss is the first person to ask "What if Fox News, but boring?"
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Your Daily Dorothy Parker
December 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Your Daily Dorothy Parker
“If I’d known what Trump was going to turn into now, I would have stayed home,” Georgia MAGA supporter Jessie Meadows said, seeing rallies replaced with billionaire deal-signings.
Rasmussen head reporter Mark Mitchell told Trump his base wanted to see him “smash the oligarchy, not be the oligarchy.”
Rasmussen head reporter Mark Mitchell told Trump his base wanted to see him “smash the oligarchy, not be the oligarchy.”
MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
President Donald Trump is taking criticism from supporters for not addressing cost-of-living issues while focusing too much on foreign policy and billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“If I’d known what Trump was going to turn into now, I would have stayed home,” Georgia MAGA supporter Jessie Meadows said, seeing rallies replaced with billionaire deal-signings.
Rasmussen head reporter Mark Mitchell told Trump his base wanted to see him “smash the oligarchy, not be the oligarchy.”
Rasmussen head reporter Mark Mitchell told Trump his base wanted to see him “smash the oligarchy, not be the oligarchy.”
JStreet has endorsed Rep. Dan Goldman (heir to the Levi Strauss fortune), who refused to endorse Mamdani (explicitly because of his position on Israel) even in the general, against NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, the ardently Jewish progressive whose brave backing was crucial to Mamdani’s victory.
US Politics, Israel-Palestine, and AIPAC's Awful Power | MJ Rosenberg | Substack
Life in these stupid and scary times. Click to read US Politics, Israel-Palestine, and AIPAC's Awful Power, by MJ Rosenberg, a Substack publication.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
JStreet has endorsed Rep. Dan Goldman (heir to the Levi Strauss fortune), who refused to endorse Mamdani (explicitly because of his position on Israel) even in the general, against NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, the ardently Jewish progressive whose brave backing was crucial to Mamdani’s victory.
On December 13 Larry Ellison’s new head of CBS News Bari Weiss has scheduled a four-hour prime-time town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika. Walter Cronkite, this is not the way it is.
Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)
Erika Kirk is getting an entire prime time Town Hall on CBS to discuss faith, grief and loss.
The 4 children who died last weekend in the Stockton shooting won’t get a mention.
The hundreds of oth...
substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On December 13 Larry Ellison’s new head of CBS News Bari Weiss has scheduled a four-hour prime-time town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika. Walter Cronkite, this is not the way it is.
Modern argumentation.
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.
theonion.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Modern argumentation.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Former NATO deputy Commander says war with Russia inevitable, Trump is Putin’s little finger.
MSN
www.msn.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Former NATO deputy Commander says war with Russia inevitable, Trump is Putin’s little finger.
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Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump.” —Ben Rhodes, Obama’s #2 at the NSC.
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump.” —Ben Rhodes, Obama’s #2 at the NSC.
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This is beyond desperate. So since Republicans can’t stop people from voting, they send mailers with the wrong date for the special election on 12/2.
Tennessee, we will see ya’ll on Tuesday! Let’s do this for @aftynbehn.bsky.social
#TeamAftyn
Tennessee, we will see ya’ll on Tuesday! Let’s do this for @aftynbehn.bsky.social
#TeamAftyn
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is beyond desperate. So since Republicans can’t stop people from voting, they send mailers with the wrong date for the special election on 12/2.
Tennessee, we will see ya’ll on Tuesday! Let’s do this for @aftynbehn.bsky.social
#TeamAftyn
Tennessee, we will see ya’ll on Tuesday! Let’s do this for @aftynbehn.bsky.social
#TeamAftyn
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."