April 15, 2025

Tuesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Harvard U, Taylor Lorenz, Josh Shapiro, Jimmy Failla, Eric Holder, and more.

Grandstanding

“The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government.” —Harvard University

Credit Where It’s Due

“This type of violence is not OK. [It] is becoming far too common in our society. And I don’t give a d*mn if it’s coming from one particular side or the other, directed at one particular party or another… It is not OK and it has to stop.” —Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro denouncing the attack on his home

Village Idiot

“You’re going to see women, especially, that feel like, ‘Oh, my God, here’s this man [Luigi Mangione] who’s revolutionary, who’s famous, who’s handsome, who’s young, who’s smart. He’s a person who seems like a morally good man, which is hard to find.’” —Taylor Lorenz

Dezinformatsiya

“When it comes to extremism in this country, I mean, the issue very much so is on the Right. … There isn’t exactly an equivalent on the Left in this moment.” —CNN’s Donie O'Sullivan

Demagogue

“This is remarkably similar to kind of what happened in Europe in the ‘30s.” —former Attorney General Eric Holder

The Bottom Line

“If you’re not an American citizen and you support Hamas or any other terrorist organization, you can be deported — period.” —Sen. John Kennedy regarding Mahmoud Khalil

For the Record

“The Pentagon deserves a good and thorough DOGEing. Its procurement process is a wasteful mess. Too much money serves sclerotic bureaucracies. It needs more innovation and risk-taking.” —Rich Lowry

“Hard truth: much of the reason China is eating our lunch in global markets is self-inflicted. … While we’ve been worrying about snail darters, the Chinese have been buying uranium, silver, and rare earth minerals mines, as well as increasing their refining capacity.” —Glenn Jacobs

Upright

“Without Christianity, America would not have come into existence 250 years ago. If we want to restore our country’s greatness for the next 250 years, we must start by recognizing and celebrating our Savior’s glorious triumph over sin and death.” —Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts

“If we truly want our country to stand, then we must find a way to live together without wishing each other harm.” —Tony Perkins

And Last…

“This loser who tried burning down Josh Shapiro’s house better cut it out or Taylor Lorenz is gonna date him.” —Jimmy Failla

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