Kristen Shahverdian, the program director of campus free speech at PEN America, a nonprofit that promotes free expression, told HuffPost, “It’s both absurd and dangerous at the same time. He’s (Trump) is seeking to control education, the press, law firms, because there are major institutions that serve as the places that speak truth and are doing the work of pushing back.” Read more from HuffPost here.
PERSPECTIVES: “Trump Administration is Trying to Police the Thoughts and Beliefs of America’s Major Institutions”
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