After it came out that I’m supporting Trump this election, it was no surprise to be attacked by lefty journalists on multiple topics. The far-left Rolling Stone’s hit piece on me a few days ago based on our policy org Cicero’s success - we’re helping several states reduce

I happen to believe that everything that Niall Ferguson writes is brilliant, but his latest piece in @thefp is truly a <chef kiss> masterpiece. He sums up this election so perfectly in the excerpt below. But don't stop there. Jump to the linked post to read it in its entirety.

“What the Freshman Class Needs to Read,” by me and Jake Howland of ⁦University of Austin⁩ ⁦for ⁦The Atlantic⁩ theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I see Forbes has run a cynical hit piece on my friend Joe Lonsdale. Here's all you need to know.

'A true educational foundation draws on ancient as well as modern wisdom, enabling students to understand the difference between the timeless and the ephemeral.' Wonderful piece by Niall Ferguson and Jacob Howland University of Austin theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

If you want to get a sense of the atmosphere at many established colleges as the academic year begins, read these chilling bulletins from Samuel Abrams: mindingthecampus.org/2024/08/27/the… and jewishjournal.com/commentary/opi…

“The death of free speech in Britain.” Important and original take by ⁦Ayaan Hirsi Ali⁩. spectator.co.uk/article/the-de…

Hail the Founding Class of '28 at University of Austin's 1st convocation! It takes guts to be the pioneering students at a new university. Thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott for welcoming them to the Texas Capitol. And congratulations to my co-founders Joe Lonsdale, Bari Weiss & Pano Kanelos.

Three years ago University of Austin was an idea Niall Ferguson, Joe Lonsdale, Pano Kanelos and I discussed. Today in Austin it becomes a reality. Welcome to the class of 2028. The first class of UATX. You aren’t just students, you are founders.

And every matriculating student received a copy of Homer's Odyssey.

Just three years ago, when the launch of the new University of Austin University of Austin was announced in The Free Press, skeptics said we were attempting the impossible. Yesterday, we welcomed the founding class. This is what President Pano Kanelos told them: thefp.com/p/a-revolution…

In an era of so much brokenness—and it’s hard to think of an area of American institutional life more degraded than higher education—sometimes the only thing to do is to begin again. The revolution has just begun at University of Austin: thefp.com/p/a-revolution…

FIRE’s 2025 Campus Free Speech Rankings are out. Harvard is once again the worst school on the list. Columbia and New York University join it in the “abysmal” category. Penn and Barnard are among the four “very poor” schools.

“History and Anti-History.” My response to ⁦Martyr Made⁩’s conversation with ⁦Tucker Carlson⁩. thefp.com/p/niall-fergus…