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Friday Nite Videos | April 18, 2025

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Friday Nite Videos | April 18, 2025: 20 Lessons on Tyranny | John Lithgow. RFK Jr. Sparks Outrage With Autism Remarks. Palantir: The New Deep State. Chornobyl Scientist Warns of a Toxic Future. Appeals Court Warns of Trump 'Lawlessness.'

Does Columbia Still Merit the Name of a University?

Rashid Khalidi The Guardian
Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson. It was never about eliminating antisemitism. It was always about silencing Palestine.

The End of U.S. Soft Power?

John Feffer Hankyoreh
Trump’s effort to end US foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater. During the Cold War, the US waged a war of ideas with the Soviet Union to capture the hearts and minds of the world. Foreign aid also boosted US businesses.
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