Virginia Wolf

The Court gives the executive branch more power on a day when the executive branch reminds us how it will continue to abuse that power — and that others will often cede to it. “The University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, has told the board overseeing the school that he will resign in the face of demands by the Trump administration that he step aside in order to help resolve a Justice Department inquiry into the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.” A headline that would have been unthinkable in the America of a few months ago. NYT (Gift Article): University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration.