Colleges Can’t Trust the Federal Government. What Now?
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The longest-lasting effect of the second Trump administration might be the breaking of bonds long thought to be unbreakable.
Certainly this is true in the realm of geopolitics. The United States will never again, or at least will not for the foreseeable future, be seen as a reliable and trustworthy partner by its purported allies. Agreements might be resigned and commitments reasserted, but a country that elected President Trump not once but twice, knowing precisely who he is, cannot be trusted not to do something similar again. Canada and Mexico, France and Germany, know now that economic and military overreliance on the United States creates an unacceptable level of risk.
Originally published: June 9, 2025
Author: Brian Rosenberg
Position: President Emeritus
Institution: Macalester College
Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Ed