Dave Davies

You know, it's interesting. I read in some of the recent reporting that in the U.S. criminal code, it is expressly prohibited. It is unlawful for the president or the vice president or any member of their executive staff to directly or indirectly suggest that the IRS audit or investigate a particular taxpayer. Right?

You know, it's interesting. I read in some of the recent reporting that in the U.S. criminal code, it is expressly prohibited. It is unlawful for the president or the vice president or any member of their executive staff to directly or indirectly suggest that the IRS audit or investigate a particular taxpayer. Right?

You know, it's interesting. I read in some of the recent reporting that in the U.S. criminal code, it is expressly prohibited. It is unlawful for the president or the vice president or any member of their executive staff to directly or indirectly suggest that the IRS audit or investigate a particular taxpayer. Right?

You know, it struck me that it's one thing to say you're going to prosecute someone you don't like, but But I wonder if it will actually happen. I mean you do have to find a provision of the federal criminal code that has been violated and make a case to convince a jury, right? This isn't really so easy, is it?

You know, it struck me that it's one thing to say you're going to prosecute someone you don't like, but But I wonder if it will actually happen. I mean you do have to find a provision of the federal criminal code that has been violated and make a case to convince a jury, right? This isn't really so easy, is it?

You know, it struck me that it's one thing to say you're going to prosecute someone you don't like, but But I wonder if it will actually happen. I mean you do have to find a provision of the federal criminal code that has been violated and make a case to convince a jury, right? This isn't really so easy, is it?

You also write about how elected governments can slide towards autocracy. And one of the things that they do is find ways to get private actors, particularly corporations, on their side. To what extent are we seeing this in the Trump term?

You also write about how elected governments can slide towards autocracy. And one of the things that they do is find ways to get private actors, particularly corporations, on their side. To what extent are we seeing this in the Trump term?

You also write about how elected governments can slide towards autocracy. And one of the things that they do is find ways to get private actors, particularly corporations, on their side. To what extent are we seeing this in the Trump term?

There are countervailing forces in this trend that you note towards authoritarianism. You say in this article that Trump is unlikely to consolidate authoritarian rule in his term. Why do you say that?

There are countervailing forces in this trend that you note towards authoritarianism. You say in this article that Trump is unlikely to consolidate authoritarian rule in his term. Why do you say that?

There are countervailing forces in this trend that you note towards authoritarianism. You say in this article that Trump is unlikely to consolidate authoritarian rule in his term. Why do you say that?

I wanted to talk about what's happened at Harvard University, your employer, which became a leader in the opposition to Trump recently. When the university refused to comply with the list of demands from the administration and the administration responded by freezing $2.2 billion in federal grants. Let's just talk about this for a moment.

I wanted to talk about what's happened at Harvard University, your employer, which became a leader in the opposition to Trump recently. When the university refused to comply with the list of demands from the administration and the administration responded by freezing $2.2 billion in federal grants. Let's just talk about this for a moment.

I wanted to talk about what's happened at Harvard University, your employer, which became a leader in the opposition to Trump recently. When the university refused to comply with the list of demands from the administration and the administration responded by freezing $2.2 billion in federal grants. Let's just talk about this for a moment.

The letter that the administration sent to Harvard a week ago Friday, that's April 11th, is a pretty remarkable letter. I just read this over the weekend. I wanted to cite a passage here. This is a part of the letter that deals with Harvard's apparent imbalance in viewpoint diversity according to the administration, obviously underrepresenting conservatives.

The letter that the administration sent to Harvard a week ago Friday, that's April 11th, is a pretty remarkable letter. I just read this over the weekend. I wanted to cite a passage here. This is a part of the letter that deals with Harvard's apparent imbalance in viewpoint diversity according to the administration, obviously underrepresenting conservatives.

The letter that the administration sent to Harvard a week ago Friday, that's April 11th, is a pretty remarkable letter. I just read this over the weekend. I wanted to cite a passage here. This is a part of the letter that deals with Harvard's apparent imbalance in viewpoint diversity according to the administration, obviously underrepresenting conservatives.

But here's what the text of the letter says. By August 25, the university shall commission an external party which shall satisfy the federal government as to its competence and good faith. to audit the student body, faculty, staff, and leadership for viewpoint diversity such that each department, field, or teaching unit must be individually viewpoint diverse.

But here's what the text of the letter says. By August 25, the university shall commission an external party which shall satisfy the federal government as to its competence and good faith. to audit the student body, faculty, staff, and leadership for viewpoint diversity such that each department, field, or teaching unit must be individually viewpoint diverse.