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Yale Backlash Over Trump Talks Shows Authoritarian Risk in Civil Society

Yale Backlash Over Trump Talks Shows Authoritarian Risk in Civil Society
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The Trump administration may not honor its own deals, and some deals give continuous control to the justice department.

Even if a university thinks it got off lightly, effects on applicants, faculty, and alumni could be profoundly negative.

Yale Law School—not known as a hotbed of progressive resistance—apparently opposes any settlement, especially as universities fighting back have been vindicated by courts.

Disillusionment with civil society should not lead to defeatism. Where elite actors have failed, ordinary people have stepped up, as seen in Minneapolis.

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Not every institution must conform to representative democracy, but one question remains: do so many institutions in civil society need to be as authoritarian as they currently are?

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Author: Angkasa Pura
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