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After a lengthy & detailed discussion of the Court of the Tangerine Tyrant's political attack on Columbia University, @adamtooze makes an interesting argument about the next major problem for the university sector in the USA; the likely attrition against China, which will then cause significant issues for a sector dependent on both Chinese Students & funding for China related academic undertakings.

There may be (more) trouble ahead

adamtooze.substack.com/p/chart

Chartbook · Chartbook 365 Defend Columbia. But from what? A globalized University caught in the crosshairs of polycrisis.By Adam Tooze

@ChrisMayLA6 @adamtooze Does the Tangerine Tyrant actually know the meaning of great? Or perhaps MAGA actually does stand for Make America Grate Again! 😉