Month: March 2025

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Trump Administration Policies Leave Chicago College Students In The Lurch

Some college students are saying their summer and post-graduation plans are in jeopardy, as research grants, PhD projects, jobs and internships are being canceled or rescinded in the wake of anti-DEI policies and pulled funding from Washington. Additionally, groups like the PhD Project – which helps students from underrepresented groups to secure graduate degrees in business – have become a target in the Trump Administration’s attack on DEI in higher education. To learn more, Reset hears from Alfonzo Alexander, CEO of the PhD Project, as well as Juan Simon Angel and Britney Smart, two Chicago university students. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s Tesla Terrorism Agenda

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how these violent acts fit into a broader pattern of political intimidation on today's episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words."


“ We’ve had Molotov cocktails thrown at dealerships and we’ve had Tesla charging stations that were attacked. What is the point of all of this? … They’re trying to drive down Elon Musk’s popularity and indeed his viability.



“ There was a message to the Left and it said, ‘If you engage in street violence, that is considered legitimate political protest, legitimate political protest, and there will not be legal consequences.’”


00:00 Introduction

01:00 Tesla Under Attack

02:03 Mainstream Endorsement of Violence

04:18 Political Hypocrisy and Asymmetrical Law Enforcement

07:24 Conclusion

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The Journal. - Arrivederci, Donatella Versace

After nearly three decades as creative director, Donatella Versace is stepping down from her role at her family’s fashion house. The announcement comes after years of clashes between the designer and the American businessman who acquired her family’s brand. WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner unpacks the drama and discusses what it means for the fashion house. 


Further Reading:

-Inside the Versace Clash Between Donatella and the ‘American Cowboy’ CEO 

-Donatella Versace to Step Down as Chief Creative Officer of Versace 

-The Plan to Revive Michael Kors and Versace Tanked Their Sales Instead

Further Listening:

-The Resurrection of Abercrombie & Fitch 

-Old Navy Tried to Make Sizes for All. It Backfired. 

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Federalist Radio Hour - Why Americans Lost Faith In Legacy Media

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Roger Ream, president and CEO of The Fund for American Studies, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how legacy media outlets sabotaged their relationship with Americans and analyze how the prominence of "new media" could change the news landscape forever. 

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State of the World from NPR - The Triumph of a Doctrine of Cruelty in El Salvador

For three years El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proudly shown the world the terrible treatment given to the country's prisoners. The president and his defenders say barbaric treatment is necessary to combat a pervasive gang problem in the country. And now the U.S. is endorsing this view, sending hundreds of people removed from the U.S. to those same prisons. We hear about the triumph of Bukele's style of rule in El Salvador.

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Motley Fool Money - Looking Back on Berkshire’s Outperformance

Over the past five years, Warren Buffett’s returns have beaten the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, even as Berkshire keeps hundreds of billions in cash and treasuries.


(00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss:

- How Apple has driven Berkshire’s performance.

- Disney’s flat returns over the past five years.

- A jeans manufacturer that is smashing the market.


Then, (19:07) Robert Brokamp and Alison Southwick discuss why you should think about taking a financial health day.


Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, DIS, KTB


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1007: Jeffrey Goldberg and Peter Wehner: What’s Going on with Our National Security?

Senior members of Trump's Cabinet got caught sharing attack plans—down to details of who they were planning to kill, and with what kind of weapons, while also wishing Godspeed to our soldiers—and now they'll say anything to get out of the jam they put themselves in. Also, JD Vance openly questioned the judgement of the president in front of those very senior Cabinet members. Meanwhile, vengeance has long been a defining feature of Trump, but the habits of his heart have also infected his supporters. And they've become a moral freak show cheering on deportations of families and starving Africans. Jeff Goldberg and Pete Wehner join Tim Miller.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: What are “Black Sites”?

In the United States, people accused of crimes are entitled to certain well-known protections under the law. And, in the international sphere, global agreements theoretically guarantee certain rights to prisoners of war. However, in the wake of 9/11 elements of the US government felt these protections were preventing them from obtaining justice. They needed locations off the books. Places where the normal rules didn't apply -- places that, officially speaking, did not exist. Tune in to learn more about the rise of black sites.

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1A - The Future Of Environmental Policy

It's safe to say the Trump administration has shaken up the federal government.

That includes environmental policy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Trump administration is making deep cuts to the department. The agency's top official, Lee Zeldin, says he wants to cut 65 percent of its budget.

The EPA has already slashed jobs at the environmental justice office, which addresses disproportionate environmental and health effects on minority and low-income populations. The agency is now bracing for more cuts.

The administration has already rolled back regulations, frozen funds, and made larger moves like pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate agreement.

We discuss what's next for environmental policy in the U.S.

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