The article discusses the current political environment in the U.S., particularly in academia, reflecting on the author's father's caution against trust in authority figures. It highlights the harsh impacts of Trump's executive orders on higher education, raising fears of job insecurity and restrictions on academic expression. The author draws parallels between contemporary challenges in the U.S. and their father's flight from dictatorship in Chile, emphasizing the dangers of erasure and censorship in academia reminiscent of past authoritarian regimes.
Don't open the door to nobody, my father warned throughout my childhood right up until the day he died. He trusted no politicians, no organized religion and definitely no strangers knocking unannounced.
As Trump remarked in his address to Congress, he's just getting started. So between grading papers and making dinner, the real questions linger: will I still have a job next year?
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