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YEP: Jacob Shell: academia must diversify or die. “Shell points out that US academia has become an ideological monoculture, with an overwhelming dominance of left-leaning faculty, especially at elite institutions. This imbalance, driven by extreme partisan ratios in fields like anthropology, leaves universities politically vulnerable and out of step with the broader public. He challenges the common view that this trend is due to self-selection, or the “pipeline problem,” suggesting instead that informal screening mechanisms discourage or exclude conservative scholars. Shell also argues that the grant system encourages conformity and limits academic freedom. More audaciously, he argues that some academics should be singled out by their peers, whether through their institution or professional organizations, when they engage in politically motivated misrepresentation of their scholarship. Ultimately, Shell insists that academia’s unique role in public life is to observe and understand the world, not to risk co-option as an arm of any political movement.”

I’m not sure that’s possible. Full essay is here.

THIS IS NOT NEW: Social work doctoral student who refused to tout social justice flees academia.

THAT WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TO REDNECK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LIKE BOB JONES UNIVERSITY: Harvard finds wingtip on the other foot as Trump moves to revoke its tax-exempt status.

WHILE EVERYONE IS FOCUSING ON MARGARITAS IN EL SALVADOR: US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 74, Houthis say. They’re probably exaggerating the number of deaths, but we can hope not.

JUDGE HO ON “A Recipe for District Judge Supremacy.”

By the way, how are Trump’s judicial nominations going? I’m not hearing much of anything.

THE PUBLIC HAS A BIGGER APPETITE FOR “FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION” THAN THE POLITICAL CLASS, THIS TIME AROUND: Americans’ ‘Appetite’ for Reforming Medicare May Be Bigger Than Pollsters – and Politicians – Insist.

THAT’S NOT THE NARRATIVE: Hanging in There: Trump Hits Record High Approval Rating Amid Tariff Turmoil.

THE TRUTH HURTS: Leftists Demanded Police Body Cams. Now They Regret It.

THEY’VE DESCENDED INTO SELF-PARODY: Bernie Sanders Spent $221K on Private Jets Amid ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour: Vermont socialist has spent millions on private jet travel over the years.

Well, not really “descended.” They’re pretty much in the same place they’ve always been.

THAT’S KIND OF HER JOB: You Weren’t Supposed to Know About This Biden-Era Program – But Tulsi Gabbard Just Blew it Wide Open.

NCLA: Sec’y of State Marco Rubio Admits State Dept. Part of Censorship Industrial Complex, as NCLA Alleged.

Reminder/disclosure that I’m on the NCLA Board of Advisors.

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