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Ryan Thorpe

@rk_thorpe

Investigative reporter @ManhattanInst
Ex-newspaper hack, ex-Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Long-suffering Miami Dolphins fan
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After 23 years at Harvard, Omar Sultan Haque has had enough. In an interview with City Journal, he explains why he left: the university abandoned truth in favor of ideological conformity. Haque describes a culture dominated by DEI orthodoxy, racial preferences in hiring and

After 23 years at Harvard, Omar Sultan Haque has had enough. In an interview with <a href="/CityJournal/">City Journal</a>, he explains why he left: the university abandoned truth in favor of ideological conformity. Haque describes a culture dominated by DEI orthodoxy, racial preferences in hiring and
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The real test is not whether one holds the right principles in theory, but whether one is able to advance those ideas in practice. Never trust a “reformer” who doesn’t have a viable explanation for “how” and “by what mechanism.”

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Former President of the University of British Columbia Free Speech Club, Noah Atler, on Santa Ono: "It is vitally important for the University of Florida to consider this information before hiring Ono as its next president. He may claim to be committed to free speech, but his

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If a right-wing movement had burned down a governor’s mansion, murdered two foreign diplomats & firebombed kids and elderly people at a peaceful protest — in the span of a few weeks — what would the coverage look like? What sort of “national conversation” would we be having?

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Santa Ono squashed free speech—and, in particular, conservative speech—as president of University of British Columbia. He will do the same if the Board of Governors approves him as the next president of the University of Florida.

Santa Ono squashed free speech—and, in particular, conservative speech—as president of University of British Columbia. He will do the same if the Board of Governors approves him as the next president of the University of Florida.
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Dave Portnoy, AKA Dave Portnoy is reviewing a pizza place in Toronto when someone drives by and yells “fuck the Jews!” People laughed, Portnoy rightly calls them out. This is what Toronto has become. How long until we get a Boulder or DC event here?

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BREAKING: The Florida Board of Governors has rejected Santa Ono for the presidency of University of Florida. This is a massive win for conservatives—and an act of courage by the board.

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This was a hard fight. We were up against powerful interests. But we conducted an investigation, made the argument, mobilized elite opinion, and the board voted its conscience. Sign up for my newsletter for more: christopherrufo.com

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Winning: Following our reporting, the House of Representatives has launched an inquiry into Harvard's racially discriminatory hiring and administrative practices, which violate the Civil Rights Act. This is another angle of attack, which will eventually succeed.

Winning: Following our reporting, the House of Representatives has launched an inquiry into Harvard's racially discriminatory hiring and administrative practices, which violate the Civil Rights Act. This is another angle of attack, which will eventually succeed.
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EXCLUSIVE: According to a whistleblower, Lockheed Martin awarded employee bonuses “on the basis of their skin color alone and contrary to documented performance." In one case, the company forced managers to remove 18 whites from the bonus list and replace them with 18 "POC." 🧵

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If you're in Toronto and participating in a march against Trump over domestic American issues, your mind already exists in the 51st state. Your political consciousness is Americanized.

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State universities are public institutions that must reflect the values of the public. The press might sneer about "laptop warriors," but we are journalists, activists, and fighters who have taken down multiple university presidents—and will take down more if necessary.

State universities are public institutions that must reflect the values of the public. The press might sneer about "laptop warriors," but we are journalists, activists, and fighters who have taken down multiple university presidents—and will take down more if necessary.
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We're expanding this investigative series on racial discrimination at America's Fortune 500 companies. If you have evidence of racial discrimination at your company, please get in touch confidentially at [email protected].

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EXCLUSIVE: California Governor Gavin Newsom attended a luxury wine tasting in Napa while rioters had already begun barricading streets, lighting cars on fire, and attacking law enforcement in Los Angeles. Newsom was sipping Cabernet while California burned.

EXCLUSIVE: California Governor <a href="/GavinNewsom/">Gavin Newsom</a> attended a luxury wine tasting in Napa while rioters had already begun barricading streets, lighting cars on fire, and attacking law enforcement in Los Angeles.

Newsom was sipping Cabernet while California burned.
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As riots engulfed Los Angeles and mobs vandalized public buildings, incinerated vehicles, and assaulted law enforcement officers, California governor Gavin Newsom was enjoying a swanky wine-tasting party in Napa Valley. Read the story from Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ and Ryan Thorpe:

As riots engulfed Los Angeles and mobs vandalized public buildings, incinerated vehicles, and assaulted law enforcement officers, California governor Gavin Newsom was enjoying a swanky wine-tasting party in Napa Valley. Read the story from <a href="/realchrisrufo/">Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️</a> and <a href="/rk_thorpe/">Ryan Thorpe</a>: