Here Are The COVID Authoritarians Who Will Soon Walk The Halls Of America’s Elite Universities
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Here Are The COVID Authoritarians Who Will Soon Walk The Halls Of America’s Elite Universities

Zach Jewell

Elite American universities have prided themselves in offering students an opportunity to be instructed by world-renowned leaders, and for most of American history, universities sought out leaders who exemplify and advocate the freedom and democracy the country was founded upon. But now, these universities are bringing on leaders who have pushed to close businesses, shutter schools, and lock down the economy all in the name of public health.

Based on recent moves by elite colleges, higher education in America appears to look up to a public servant’s expertise and reliability not by how they fought for freedom, but by how they fought to stifle it in the name of COVID. And soon, COVID authoritarians will be walking the halls of America’s elite universities. 

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