Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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Let’s be clear: this moment is testing leaders across every sector—business, philanthropy, tech, government, education, and health.Whether you’re running a Fortune 500 company, managing a foundation, serving as an elected official, or leading a university, the question is the same: will you rise to meet this era, or will you retreat and hope no one…
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Tyranny doesn’t happen by accident. What is the method—tested, shared, copied, and repeated? Netflix’s series How to Become a Tyrant makes a bold and terrifying claim: authoritarians don’t just rise, they study. They follow a formula. And whether it’s Hitler in Germany, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, or Kim Il Sung in North Korea, the steps…
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In July 2025, the University of Virginia Faculty Senate took an extraordinary step that stunned even seasoned observers of higher education: they voted no confidence in the Board of Visitors—not over scandal or financial mismanagement, but because the board failed to defend the university’s president against political interference threatening academic freedom, free speech, and the…
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Just before the fireworks lit up the sky on July 4th, we learned something far more explosive than anything that could be launched from the National Mall. In a set of letters released through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, President Donald Trump, through Attorney General Pam Bondi, quietly claimed a power that not…
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Donald Trump is now openly threatening to strip U.S. citizenship from his critics, including public figures like Rosie O’Donnell. This is not a joke, a distraction, or an exaggeration. It is a direct challenge to the Constitution, and a test balloon for how far his administration can go. CNN reports that O’Donnell had responded and…
Cloaking Inequity 