Trump Wants to Silence His Critics. Colleges, Corporations and Nonprofits Are Doing It For Him

As America pivots toward authoritarianism, institutions across America are not just ditching diversity, free speech and facts; they are embracing the fascist fad, too.

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At colleges and universities across the country, students (and sometimes faculty and staff) participate in their respective school’s mandatory common reader program.

Although the initiative goes by many names, the goal is always the same. “Common reader” programs aim to create a collective intellectual experience through classroom…