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Donald Trump

Academic Crossfire

The move by the Trump administration to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students ~ citing anti-Semitism and alleged coordination with the Chinese Communist Party ~ marks a troubling escalation in the politicisation of higher education.

Towards techno-fascism

Italian Futurism was an art movement led by the charismatic poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It was known for futurists’ love for disruption. It rejected the past and celebrated speed.

Quiet rebuff

The face-off between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office was less a diplomatic exchange and more a carefully choreographed performance designed to provoke, posture, and polarise.