Background on Derek Penslar, Harvard professor named today by interim president Alan Garber as co-chair of an antisemitism task force. I think Penslar is a terrible selection to co-chair this task force. Here is why: 1) Signed August 4, 2023 “Elephant in the Room” letter about

After Friday’s new anti-Semitism task force announcement, I have lost confidence in the determination and ability of the Harvard Corporation and Harvard leadership to maintain Harvard as a place where Jews and Israelis can flourish. The previously touted advisory committee has

Tonight at 7pm Eastern, Renew Harvard and I are having a Zoom discussion and Q&A session with Harvard University alumni. I hope you can join. Please register in advance: hbspittsburgh.com/event-details/…

A shocking number of people just can’t handle free speech. At least these three individuals cancelled themselves in lieu of cancelling Bill Ackman. nypost.com/2024/01/24/bus…

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My confidence in Harvard leadership’s ability and will to confront anti-semitism and the demonization of Israel continues to decline. Unfortunately, it is becoming ever clearer why Harvard ranks first on anti- semitism, even as it ranks last on upholding free speech. Confronting

Latest List of Layoffs Over Last 3 Months: 1. Twitch: 35% of workforce 2. Hasbro: 20% of workforce 3. Spotify: 17% of workforce 4. Levi's: 15% of workforce 5. Zerox: 15% of workforce 6. Qualtrics: 14% of workforce 7. Wayfair: 13% of workforce 8. Duolingo: 10% of workforce 9.

Billionaire Ken Griffin, who gave Harvard $300 million last year: “I’m not interested in supporting the institution.” He asks if Harvard will return to educating young people to be leaders or remain “lost in the wilderness” of DEI.

Happy Tuesday afternoon everyone! Thank you all for your attention and support over these last few weeks as we have been working hard to secure spots on the ballot for the Harvard Board of Overseers election.  Change is needed at the University and we are on a mission to

within months you will be able to buy genomics data from 14 million americans for +/- $200m? the inevitable fire sale of this mess to an overseas PE firm is going to be a national security matter on the scale of which we haven't seen in healthcare in years

In the three weeks since we announced our campaign, the Renew Harvard slate was unable to gather the required signatures to appear on the ballot for the Harvard Board of Overseers election this spring. No petition candidate was able to qualify. We came exceptionally close in a

A record $8.9 trillion of government debt will mature over the next year. Meanwhile, the government deficit in 2024 is projected to be $1.4 trillion. This means that someone will need to buy more than $10 trillion in US government bonds in 2024. That's nearly ONE THIRD of all

Four years later.

Harvard is warming up to viewpoint diversity:

We are so proud of CJ Mclaughlin , who drove our Main Street Auto NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway last Friday. CJ was caught in a crash in the first lap, damaging the front end of his car and making it very difficult to handle at high speeds. With his grit and skill he managed to

For the Harvard grads out there, please cast your vote for Allison Pillinger Choi Allison Pillinger Choi for elected director of the Harvard Alumni Association. Alli is a great friend, mother, author, accomplished businesswoman, and a fearless champion for viewpoint diversity--which is in

Excellent book, 5/5* Highly recommended for anyone considering taking the leap into entrepreneurship. Some tough love in there. Nick Huber

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This is very good advice.

Ackman offers exactly what New York needs: competence, economic understanding, and the courage to lead with principle. Bill Ackman