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Texas Passed a Law Protecting Campus Speech. It’s on the Verge of Rolling It Back.

A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest.

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Protesters at an encampment at the University of Texas at Austin last year.

1965 Was the Last Time a President Bypassed a Governor to Deploy the National Guard

Before Saturday, the last time a president sent Guard troops in to deal with civil unrest without cooperation from a state’s governor was in 1965.

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National Guard troops outside of Selma, Ala., in 1965.

Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE

A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

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Alex Shieh sent some pointed questions for his new publication, The Brown Spectator.
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