'The American System Is Being Destroyed': Academics on Leaving US for 'scientific Asylum' in France

Monday, July 07, 2025

Having the world's most prized education system came with benefits you cannot purchase. The children of world leaders would come to the U.S. and pay handsomely to learn about our culture. Those educated in America would become political leaders in their own countries thus giving America's foreign policy an edge that few other countries enjoy. It's easier to open a discourse with another person when you have shared experiences and cultural understanding.

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Lynch School Professor Chris R. Glass weighs in on mounting challenges for international students in, or planning to come to, the U.S.:
"-- @insidehighered.com bit.ly/Glass_IHE060625 "-- BBC https://bbc.in/45OUbxR [image or embed]
-- Boston College (@bostoncollege.bsky.social) Jun 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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... Having the world's most prized education system came with benefits you cannot purchase. The children of world leaders would come to the U.S. and pay handsomely to learn about our culture. Those educated in America would become political leaders in their own countries thus giving America's foreign policy an edge that few other countries enjoy. ...

Pres Trump seems to have a war against American "soft power" around the world.

Why would that be?

Well, understanding "soft power" requires empathy.

Pres Trump only seems to understand cruelty.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 12:06 PM