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AJ Hess
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Senior Editor at TIME
Previously Fast Company and CNBC
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“Authoritarians always target art first. They do so, because art and history are enemies of the myths a regime needs to survive." From my new TIME piece on Donald Trump’s campaign to defund the arts and rewrite our history. The stakes could not be higher.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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My new op-ed is out today in TIME: Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History. It’s about the systematic assault on America’s cultural institutions—and why it matters.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I will do everything in my power to make sure every child feels safe, supported, and seen in our schools.

I Was Once Undocumented. Now I’m a Superintendent Speaking Out Against Trump’s Immigration Raids
LA Superintendent Speaks Out Against Trump Immigration Raids
Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District explains how ICE raids hurt students.
time.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Miles Taylor: I Criticized President Trump. Now He is Accusing Me of Treason

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I Criticized President Trump. He is Accusing Me of Treason
"This is about whether we will allow the President—any president, of any political party—to criminalize criticism."
time.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Alondra Nelson writes for TIME: Why I’m Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress

She says NSF staff told her DOGE now had final say on grant applications which had already been "vetted by layers of subject matter experts"
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Over the course of his 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump promised a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration policy. Now, 100 days into his second term, Trump's promises have come to fruition—and then some.
May 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In a recent TIME op-ed Steve Case, co-founder of AOL argues that the AI industry is experiencing a hope and hype cycle similar to the one witnessed during the dotcom bust.

Check it out here:

time.com/7273163/stev...
What the AI Generation Can Learn from the Dotcom Bust
The AI industry is experiencing a hope and hype cycle similar to the one witnessed during the dotcom bust.
time.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
According to Dan Hendrycks, director of the Center for AI Safety and Eric Schmidt, former Chairman and CEO of Google, the risks posed by superintelligent AI could not be higher.
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
His first day in office, Trump repealed Biden’s “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” executive order.

Now, reports suggest that the Trump Administration may entirely eliminate the AI Safety Institute—at a pivotal moment for the transformative technology.
February 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring trans people from openly serving in the military. Being trans, Trump writes, “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle.”
February 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM