Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook

by C.J. Polychroniou | Jan 1, 2026 | Donald Trump, education, Fascism, first amendment rights, free speech, Higher Education, Interview, labor, neofascism, Neoliberalism, Project 2025, Protests, Ronald Reagan, Trump Administration, Unions

The United States is on the road to a form of neofascism that, if allowed to complete its course, will have long-lasting impacts on all aspects of society. Indeed, the Trump administration is carrying out a series of policies that target the very foundations of a free and open society — including an unrelenting assault on higher education and the U.S. education system in general.
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