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Justice Thomas cancels plans to teach at DC law school

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus

The Independent UK

George Washington University Officials Defend Clarence Thomas' Free Expression Rights

The university's own students are often not so lucky.

Reason

George Washington U. Rejects Requests to Stop Justice Thomas's Co-Teaching of Law School Class

Prof. Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) passes along this e-mail from the GWU Provost and Law School Dean, which I applaud: Dear Members of the George Washington University Community, Since the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, we have heard from members of our community who have expressed…

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Reptile longevity is even more complex than we imagined

In the largest study to date, a paper examines four hypotheses behind why and how reptiles can achieve such long life spans.

Inverse

George Washington University to change ‘Colonials’ team name after campus outcry

The school will choose a new athletic team name for its 2023-2024 academic year

The Independent UK

George Washington University to Stop Using ‘Colonials’ Moniker

The nickname has been criticized for glorifying colonialism.

Sports Illustrated

Why we need a national day of remembrance for COVID victims

In New York City, a woman opens her laptop to a bar graph showing the number of COVID-19 deaths nationwide each month in 2021 and fixes her gaze on April. She tells a researcher: “My mother is one of them.” The graph helps her see that her mother is “part…

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Conservative bench's new war on federal regulatory agencies

The right is getting ready to rein in regulators' powers just as the Biden administration is starting to flex them.

Axios

CAG does not come up to standard of CAs in matter of assurance, says retired CAG Rajiv Mehrishi

Former CAG says the institution’s officials see only accounts that govt. departments want them to see

The Hindu

Russian media drives online hate

Extremist groups spread Russian propaganda organically.

Axios

How Ukraine war could boost tensions between US and China over future of Taiwan

China is becoming “more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad”, according to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken. Blinken made a major statement on US foreign policy on May 26 at George Washington University. It received a great deal of attention, internationally – not least because reporters and…

The Conversation

Intergenerational inequality to rise as tax and welfare perks target older voters, experts warn

Benefits available to older, wealthier people are outweighing the support given to younger people, with election policies from both major parties set to worsen the situation, according to experts.

ABC News

A Russian empire 'from Dublin to Vladivostok'? The roots of Putin's ultranationalism

LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions and his ruthless style of achieving them in his invasion of Ukraine can be traced at least in part to a handful of conservative Russian thinkers who, like him, came to prominence in a post-Soviet nation struggling to find its identity, and who…

Los Angeles Times

George Washington University Backpedals After Agreeing To Investigate Critics of China

"Upon full understanding, I do not view these posters as racist; they are political statements," said university president Mark Wrighton.

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A Free Speech Win at George Washington University

Over the weekend, the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education jumped on a story out of George Washington University. Someone had posted on campus an Olympic themed poster highlighting the Chinese government's human rights abuses. Some students denounced the poster as offensive and beyond the bounds of tolerable free speech.…

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