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Trump's crusade against Columbia is ripped straight from Hungary's anti-Soros playbook

JL;DR SUMMARY Emily Tamkin draws parallels between Donald Trump's administration's attacks on Columbia University and Viktor Orbán's targeting of the Central European University (CEU) in Hungary, both of which are seen as attacks on liberal and multicultural institutions by authoritarian-minded leaders. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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George SorosDonald TrumpAuthoritarianismHigher EducationColumbia UniversityPolitical AgendaViktor OrbánMulticulturalismCeu

Places mentioned

Budapest, Hungary
"Protesters in Budapest, Hungary demonstrate in favor of the Central European University"
New York City, New York, United States
"What better symbol to take down to show they can?"

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