Friday Open Thread

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1. Conservative Affirmative Action. H/T Brad DeLong

   the author complains that the underrepresentation of conservatives in academia (relative to the American population) is an indication of liberal bias. Apparently creationists, climate denialists, vaccine “sceptics” etc deserve some affirmative action

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   1. That was the rationale for hiring John Eastman at CU Boulder: "ideological diversity". So while Eastman was on the Colorado tax and tuition-payers' dime, he was plotting the overthrow of a democratic election. 

      The Jake jabs and Leeds school of business folks love that " affirmative action".

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      1. State support to CU Boulder is fairly minimal, so you are referring to nickels and dimes almost literally.

         The Institute that brought Eastman to campus is in large part supported by tax-deductible donations, not direct funding of state revenue.

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2. A foreign power is spending millions of dollars in Democratic primaries, to defeat candidates whom they see as promoting policies agaimst its interests. Russia? Turkey? Saudi Arabia? 

   No. Israel.

   Aipac Targets progressives with $100 million in its coffers.

   Aipac has already taken out Jamal Bowman and Cori Bush. Who's next? 

   And how is it even legal for a foreign nation to interfere with American primary elections?

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   1. AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Its funding falls under US law barring foreign sources of money, and the donations can be researched on the Open Secrets website.

      Where do you see the PAC as getting money from "a foreign power" Israel? Rolling Stone, your link, says specifically "A significant portion of funding for the organization comes from wealthy Republicans and Trump donors."

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