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"Changes being made by the Trump administration, the Republican policy agenda could lead to an estimated 17 million Americans losing health coverage over the next decade." vox.com/health-care/41…
Effective advising for college students involves far more than box checking within the campus bureaucracy. Explore the daunting challenges and some inspiring, thought-provoking solutions in this free 7/16 webinar. @chronicle @InsideTrack chronicle.com/events/virtual…
Please watch. Scott's comments are so true and so well-delivered.
Please watch. Scott's comments are so true and so well-delivered.
It's just awful when you buy a guy a perfectly good election, and he won't even do whatever you want.
“It’s rich that he is denouncing the House bill for not cutting spending enough while also fuming that it kills green-energy tax credits, as if they are a matter of life-and-death for Tesla.” wsj.com/opinion/elon-m…
“If automakers end up shifting some production to China, it would amount to a remarkable outcome from a trade war initiated by President Trump with the intention of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.” wsj.com/business/autos…
“There are valid grounds” for “challenging Harvard’s approach, but it is hard to imagine a less credible challenger than President Trump.” nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/…
“With each incident, there’s a further shattering of our sense of security.” nytimes.com/2025/06/02/us/…
“We shouldn’t let politically motivated attempts to unfairly brand mRNA vaccines as dangerous stand in the way of ensuring everyone who wants a pandemic vaccine can get one." nytimes.com/2025/05/29/hea…
“Even as the president wants to showcase U.S. military power, he is doing grave and possibly irreparable damage to the real sources of U.S. strength, including its long-term investment in scientific research.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
“No serious person wants war, but decades of neglect have hollowed out Western defenses, and both the military foundations of American power and the political underpinnings of our alliance system are in poor condition.” by @wrmead wsj.com/opinion/the-wa…
“Sunday’s operation is further proof that the Ukrainian army, through sacrifice and adversity, has forged itself into the boldest, brightest and best in Europe.” by @BHL wsj.com/opinion/ukrain…
“Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season,” Richardson said. “I didn’t realize it was a season.” Oy. wsj.com/politics/polic…
“If you do it without a plan that respects some of the functions of government that everybody wants, then what’s going to happen is you’ll end up making the government less efficient, and not more efficient.” washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
At this free 6/17/25 webinar from @chronicle & sponsored by @coursera , five rock-star panelists (including an actual rock star) will discuss college AI microcredential offerings in business, marketing, agriculture, the arts & other fields. Register here: chronicle.com/events/virtual…
"I haven’t seen evidence that the Trump administration gives a damn about anything except the Trump administration’s members’ economic interests. So I am very concerned about using antisemitism as a cudgel to achieve other goals." chronicle.com/article/the-gr…
@juddrosenblatt: “No one programmed the AI models to have survival instincts. But just as animals evolved to avoid predators, it appears that any system smart enough to pursue complex goals will realize it can’t achieve them if it’s turned off.” wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-…
After law firms struck deals to appease Trump, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere. wsj.com/us-news/law/la…
“If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered.” nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opi…

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