- Calling these outcomes 'deals' or 'agreements' is in the interest of both university administrators (who do not want to appear passive) and the White House (which does not want to appear authoritarian). They are extortions—displays of power & dominance designed to coerce all universities watching.
- "this deal is unlikely to end the attacks. The federal government, and this administration, is simply too powerful and too arbitrary to be credibly bargained with." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
