Great source of recommended readings

If you missed this conversation with Lawrence Hill and Debra Thompson on Wednesday, the video of it, and a list of readings and videos they recommend, are now available on the Centre for Free Expression website: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/we-ca...

Important CFE Virtual Panel:
Can editorial standards be applied fairly in highly polarized situations? The case of Israel and Gaza.
Tuesday, January 14, 7 pm EST.
Panelists: Samira Mohyeddin, Shree Paradkar, Ivor Shapiro. Moderator: Sakeina Syed
Zoom: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/can-e...

I fear this lawsuit against the Des Moines Register is a sure sign of a vendetta the Trump administration will ramp up against media reporting news Trump doesn't like. The road to authoritarianism begins with attacks on the media, political opponents, and academics. tinyurl.com/4srhcm7w

In The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt describes Trump's Cabinet nominees: “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”