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Whenever diplomatic tensions flare up between Western capitals and Beijing—whether over naval skirmishes in the South China Sea, semiconductor export bans, a sovereign Taiwan, or human rights reports—a very specific ritual plays out across the executive suites of Western higher education. While defense analysts debate deterrence and foreign ministries issue stern communiqués, university provosts and…
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Picture the Tuesday afternoon routine of a college professor in 2026. At 1:00 PM, you step into a tiered lecture hall to teach an advanced seminar on classical political economy or evolutionary biology. At 2:30 PM, you hold “office hours” at a crowded, sticky table in the student union Starbucks because your department doesn’t provide…
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If you want to understand the absurd comedy of modern research publishing, you have to appreciate the great academic grift. Consider how the racket works in the “free, democratic” West. A scholar spends three years conducting research funded by public tax dollars. They write up the findings. They submit the manuscript to a prestigious journal…
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If you want to understand why higher education is in a state of advanced moral rot, you don’t need to look at falling test scores or corporate administrative salaries. You just have to look at what happens when a violent felony occurs inside the gated perimeter of an Ivy League institution. This week, the spotlight…
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If you want to understand the material reality of contemporary academic labor, skip the glossy recruitment brochures featuring tweed jackets and ivy-covered stone arches. Walk out to the far edge of the commuter parking lot at your local community college around 9:45 PM on a Tuesday. Look for the 2011 Honda Civic with peeling clear…
