Tag: statements

Ex-Trump official’s blunt statements on alliance rattle South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — As the U.S. election looms, frank remarks about America’s strategic priorities in Asia from a former senior official in the Trump administration Pentagon have sent ripples of fear racing across South Korea. In interviews with leading news outlets here, ex-Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development Eldridge Colby stated […]

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump‘s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings […]

Abolish DEI Statements – HotAir

Earlier this month a Harvard Law School professor named Randall Kennedy called for the end of mandatory DEI statements, saying they made him “wince” and that they discredited the current “DEI regime.” Candidates for academic positions at Harvard should not be asked to support ideological commitments. Imagine the howl of protest that would (or should) […]

Mandatory DEI Statements Make Me Wince – HotAir

Randall Kennedy is the Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School. He has written a series of controversial books about race and racism and is clearly on the left, but is also considered a strong voice for free speech (a combination that used to be more common than it is today).  This week, Kennedy […]