Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University.
Good ideas about how to ensure secure midterms . . .
The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say7 practical ways to keep the November elections free and fair.www.politico.comExcellent ideas about what a real Opposition party might do!
Ami Fields-MeyerMy flight is delayed so while we’re stranded on the tarmac I’m going to make a running list of things I wish Democrats would do but for whatever reasons aren’t doing?? Follow along for some fun
Orbán is no longer able to tap his national budget to support far right parties in Europe so the Trump administration will step up to support them. english.atlatszo.hu/2026/07/30/a...
After Orbán’s defeat, Washington may fill in to fund the European far-right – EnglishA new grant program by the US State Department appears to be designed to fund the European network of right-wing think tanks and influence groups that the Orbánenglish.atlatszo.huA powerful op-ed on why universities should not cave into political pressure. wapo.st/4ftHkFX
Opinion | Yale’s trustees face a decision with profound consequencesA lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do.wapo.stsome good news as the midterms are under attack . . . determination in the face of adversity. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Republican disenfranchisement bid drives Black voters to polls, study findsBlack voters in south motivated to turn out by Republican push to redraw maps after supreme court rulingwww.theguardian.comTerrific article about the govt's new "science policy" that shreds university basic research in favor of a tech bro approach to innovation. Little does the Trump admin realize that innovations from drugs to AI depend on basic research that the for-profit sector does not produce.
Aaron RuparNew in PN: The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift "It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities is that there's no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving billions to Silicon Valley types."
