Ted Rall’s Latest Books:
First They Came for the Grad Students
A society that jails peaceful students for protesting or writing essays signals a chilling collapse of freedom. Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Columbia University graduate, was arrested by ICE in March 2025 for leading pro-Palestinian protests, despite holding a green card. Transferred to a Louisiana detention center, he faces deportation for vague “foreign policy risks,” sparking outrage over free speech suppression. Similarly, Yunseo Chung, another Columbia student, had her green card revoked and was detained for participating in anti-war demonstrations, highlighting a pattern of targeting activists. At UCLA, Badar Khan Suri, an Indian postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown, faced detention after DHS accused him of Hamas ties for his protest involvement, with no clear evidence. These cases reveal a democracy fraying, where dissent invites punishment. Will silence become complicity?
Harvard Defies Trump! $2B Showdown Erupts!
Harvard University dropped a bombshell, becoming the first major institution to defy Donald Trump! The former president demanded Harvard ditch diversity programs, ban protest masks, and enforce merit-only hiring, threatening to yank billions in funding. He also pushed for viewpoint audits to curb what he calls leftist bias, aiming to reshape the Ivy League icon. Harvard said no way, refusing to bend to what they call unlawful overreach. This move risks over $2 billion in frozen grants, sparking a showdown that could inspire others to resist. Will Harvard gamble big and win, or will Trump pressure crush the academic giant? The battle for control is heating up fast!
ChatGPT Caught Silencing Critics
Trump’s Sneaky Social Security Plot Exposed
Is the Trump Administration secretly waging war on senior citizens? A suspicious new trend suggests they’re passive-aggressively piling on extra hurdles to snag Social Security benefits—bureaucratic hoops and red tape that’d make even the sprightliest grandma groan. Why the sudden change? Maybe it’s a cunning ploy by the president, a self-proclaimed beacon of physical fitness, now teamed up with health nut RFK Jr. Could this be their bizarre masterplan to Make Elderly Codgers Limber Again (MECLA)? Forget bingo and rocking chairs—Trump might want seniors doing jumping jacks to prove they’re worthy of their checks!
Trump’s Deportation Plan: Fascist or Vacation Hack?
Fear of ICE Grips Migrants, Activists, and Citizens
Trump’s Tariffs Make the Case for Communism
Hard Times at the FSB
Texas Abortion Arrests
TMI Show Ep 125: “Pope Francis’ Legacy: What Next?”
Detonating Democracy: The Threat of Obsolete Laws
In “Detonating Democracy: The Threat of Obsolete Laws,” Ted Rall reveals how outdated U.S. laws, like the Alien Enemies Act, enable government overreach, threatening civil liberties. He calls for systemic reform to modernize or repeal these legal “landmines” before they further erode democracy.