What's this about? The University's Board of Regents was acting as if there was plenty of money only a week ago when they raised the University President's salary to over $1 million.

University of Minnesota to Ask State for Almost $1 Billion knsiradio.com/2021/12/27/uni…
I'm fine with the $1 billion from Minnesota taxpayers, provided there is a dollar for dollar tuition reduction for Minnesota residents. College education is unaffordable for far too many students and their families.
Ken Powell is the chairman of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. He likes big paydays.
He should cover the million dollar payday he arranged for the University president. Then he can come ask the Minnesota taxpayer for more money.
startribune.com/pay-watch-gene…
Public universities exist not to compete with private universities on paying university administrators, building fancy facilities or having faculty who boast about how often they are cited, but to provide a high quality education that's affordable for all. We are failing.

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This explains how Justices' connections to professors at top ten law schools are crucial for clerkships. Professors value those relationships a lot.
@POTUS's Supreme Court commission was loaded with professors from top ten schools. We got what we expected.
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When it comes to actual reform of the Supreme Court, we got from this Commission almost nothing. Five Justices can strike down an Act of Congress, as they did in Citizens United. Yet no accountability. No suggestion that Congress reform the Court.
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This "election fraud" scam is itself FRAUD when used to raise millions. DOJ and state AG's must investigate it as such.
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"The panel led by [Obama WH Counsel] Bob Bauer...and Cristina Rodriguez, a Yale Law School professor...cautioned that excessive change could potentially erode democracy...."
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What about SCOTUS eroding democracy by striking down campaign finance laws?
apnews.com/article/corona…
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The Founders weren't stupid. If they had wanted there to be only nine justices, the Constitution would have said so. It doesn't. Ours is a representative democracy. If the Court mindlessly strikes down an Act of Congress (e.g. Citizens United), Congress can do something about it.
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8 Dec
This is an excellent analysis of misguided federal higher education funding priorities since the 1970's.
Wealthy private institutions get wealthier, public institutions struggle to keep up, tuition everywhere skyrockets and the USA falls further behind.
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Huh?
At least it was a good story line for getting federal funds.
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This defense of using the n-word in class is indefensible.
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Great learning experience for a Black student. The professor should be ashamed.
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Amazing. Former DOJ attorney Jeffrey Clark to plead the Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. It's truly pathetic that DOJ sank so low that DOJ attorneys fear criminal prosecution.

Jan. 6 panel faces new test as first witness pleads the Fifth news.yahoo.com/jan-6-panel-fa…
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docs.house.gov/meetings/IJ/IJ…
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