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Letter from the Trump Administration to Columbia University:   Dr. Katrina Armstrong Interim President Columbia University Office of the President 202 Low Library 535 W. 116 St., MC 4309 New York, NY 10027 David Greenwald Claire Shipman Co-Chairs Columbia Board of Trustees 202 Low Library 535 W. 116 St. MC 4309 New York, NY 10027 […]

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From issue #171 of the Letty Cottin Pogrebin Newsletter on Substack   * Jews duped again. Under the sardonic title, “As an American Jew, I Feel Completely Reassured for My Safety Now That Trump Has Targeted the Epicenter of American Antisemitism, Columbia University,” Andy Schocket’s brilliant piece in McSweeney’s, unmasks the ironies and cynicism behind […]

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Katie Couric spoke to the U.S. National Editor and columnist Edward Luce at the Financial Times about Elon Musk’s unprecedented power in the White House.  

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Senator Claude Malhuret on the End of American Democracy, speaking in the French Senate, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.   Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ministers, my dear colleagues. Europe is at a critical turning point in its history. The American shield is crumbling, Ukraine risks being abandoned, Russia strengthened. Washington has become […]

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Betrayal triggers the strongest emotions in all of us: rage, despair and the longing for revenge. Betrayals in high politics trigger much the same emotions as in private life. The resentment and bitterness that whole peoples can feel when they are betrayed decide what they are determined to avenge and what they are willing to […]

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