Among the many "are you kidding me" aspects of American politics is the rampant hostility in red areas to university funding and federal employees.

I'm in the Philly area, we'll take a hit from those cuts, but we'll manage.

A lot of local economies in MAGAland will be obliterated.
Reposted from Evan Torner
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

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