Laura M. Taylor
@laurataylor.bsky.social
“It is important to refuse the notion that this is just how things are right now…It is time to resist the injustice that now threatens to be normalized by those who capitulate…to powers that are clearly willing to destroy the basic principles that protect the university’s independence...”
Opinion | When Universities Become Informants
A practice from the McCarthy era makes an ugly return.
www.chronicle.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“It is important to refuse the notion that this is just how things are right now…It is time to resist the injustice that now threatens to be normalized by those who capitulate…to powers that are clearly willing to destroy the basic principles that protect the university’s independence...”
Reposted by Laura M. Taylor
Today, more than ever, I'm glad to be a teacher - to spend my day with people learning read closely and think carefully; who are stoking their curiosity, asking questions, and corroborating their answers. It's a small thing in the face of so much, but it might be everything, too.
January 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today, more than ever, I'm glad to be a teacher - to spend my day with people learning read closely and think carefully; who are stoking their curiosity, asking questions, and corroborating their answers. It's a small thing in the face of so much, but it might be everything, too.
Reposted by Laura M. Taylor
No is not a lonely utterance. Written with affection. And other fighting feelings! feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/no-is-not-...
No is Not a Lonely Utterance
I have been immersed in writing No is Not a Lonely Utterance and have just now sent a revised version back to my editor at Penguin.
feministkilljoys.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
No is not a lonely utterance. Written with affection. And other fighting feelings! feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/no-is-not-...
“I hope that we can turn our attention to the most vulnerable among us: those Trump has antagonized and ridiculed, those who are less safe today than they hoped they might be yesterday. It is those targeted groups who need us, our solidarity and careful attention…” 1/2
I wrote about Donald Trump’s return to power. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today is a day of despair for America. We are plunged into an anticipatory grief | Moira Donegan
I hope we can turn our attention to the most vulnerable among us: those who are less safe today than they were yesterday, says Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
“I hope that we can turn our attention to the most vulnerable among us: those Trump has antagonized and ridiculed, those who are less safe today than they hoped they might be yesterday. It is those targeted groups who need us, our solidarity and careful attention…” 1/2