Derek Larson
@drdrl.bsky.social
Historian, environmentalist, writer, and citizen.
Here's my piece on Trump's 100th. avonhillssalon.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
Trump is No FDR
Derek Larson for the Avon Hills Salon
avonhillssalon.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here's my piece on Trump's 100th. avonhillssalon.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...
New essays from my crew on the first 100 days! avonhillssalon.substack.com/p/trumps-fir...
Trump's First Hundred Days: A View from the Avon Hills
To mark (and critique) the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the contributing authors of the Avon Hills Salon have each prepared commentary reflecting their own interes...
avonhillssalon.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New essays from my crew on the first 100 days! avonhillssalon.substack.com/p/trumps-fir...
Reposted by Derek Larson
Opinion: Demographic headwinds and revenue shortfalls are buffeting small colleges. Here's what they're doing to overcome that. chroni.cl/3WVyffq
Opinion | The 7 Trends Shaping Small Colleges
Tuition revenues are eroding, but small institutions have a plethora of ways to fight back.
chroni.cl
February 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Opinion: Demographic headwinds and revenue shortfalls are buffeting small colleges. Here's what they're doing to overcome that. chroni.cl/3WVyffq
Actual data from Pew on "Christian nationalism" shows it embodies a TINY faction of the American public, just 6% with their generous definition. So we should not allow "those people" to define who we are as a nation nor direct what our government does. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Comparing Levels of Religious Nationalism Around the World
We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.
www.pewresearch.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Actual data from Pew on "Christian nationalism" shows it embodies a TINY faction of the American public, just 6% with their generous definition. So we should not allow "those people" to define who we are as a nation nor direct what our government does. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Reposted by Derek Larson
US Senate Democrats on Monday afternoon “to sound the alarm” that Elon Musk and his DoGE team were reportedly granted access to the federal government’s central payments system, which handles nearly $6 trillion and the vast majority of all federal disbursements.
February 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
US Senate Democrats on Monday afternoon “to sound the alarm” that Elon Musk and his DoGE team were reportedly granted access to the federal government’s central payments system, which handles nearly $6 trillion and the vast majority of all federal disbursements.
I would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are Democratic office holders not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?
February 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are Democratic office holders not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?
@smith.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com This Minnesotan would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are you not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?
February 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
@smith.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com This Minnesotan would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are you not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?
@amyklobuchar.com This Minnesotan would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are you not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?
February 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
@amyklobuchar.com This Minnesotan would VERY MUCH like to know why Elon Musk and his minions have been given access to Treasury data. How is this not a crime? What is being done about it? Why are you not all in front of the media calling out this crime-in-progress?