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Columbia University eliminates approximately 180 positions after losing federal funding.

Columbia University announced on Tuesday that it would lay off around 180 staff members. This decision came after the Trump administration revealed in March that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants, citing the university’s failure to adequately protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic harassment. The university’s leadership indicated they faced tough decisions regarding their […]

Even though they deny it, China is losing the trade war over tariffs.

As President Trump makes strides to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. and finalizes trade agreements with countries like India, Japan, and South Korea, he asserts that China is no longer the “factory of the world.” Unsurprisingly, this is causing quite the uproar in Beijing. With education regressing into a more nationalist framework, Chinese schoolchildren […]

Americans Losing Their Appetite for Censorship of ‘False’ Information

According to a Pew Research poll, US support for limiting online information for “false” information is declining, even with limiting freedom of expression. Since 2018, the number of Americans has been increasing support The US government and tech companies censor “false” information online. Help to curb false information reached its peak in 2023, with 55% […]