Elite Colleges Grow a Spine & Reject Trump’s Authoritarian “Compact” | Right Now With Perry Bacon

Описание: In the latest edition of Right Now, Perry is joined by Ryan Enos, a professor of government at Harvard, who argued that colleges are finally realizing both that 1) they must stand up for themselves, and 2) they will be more effective in resisting Trump if they coordinate and collaborate with one another. Several elite U.S. colleges, including Brown, Dartmouth, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have all rejected a “compact” with the Trump administration, in which the schools might have received additional federal funding as long as they implemented a number of conservative policies on campus.

Right Now with Perry Bacon: a twice-weekly show diving into U.S. politics, democracy, and the authoritarian threats facing America. Each episode, Perry strives to go beyond daily headlines and actually connect the dots to what’s happening in America.

02:05 Trump's East Wing renovation symbolizes Trump's authoritarian tendencies and disrespect for democratic traditions
17:26 Americans fundamentally want to support democracy, with Enos citing examples like Harvard's stance against Trump as evidence of the public desire for democratic principles
24:10 Higher education's resistance to Trump's policies, including universities rejecting Trump's "compact" and the challenges faced by academic institutions
35:00 Challenges of political representation and the importance of maintaining intellectual openness

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