Inside the wild, drug-fueled world of celebrity keynote speakers

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A large mouth with legs on a stage giving a speech.
Despite its size and influence, the celebrity-speaker industry has long existed in the shadowy nexus of the entertainment industrial complex, its inner workings invisible to outsiders.

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The rise of a $2 billion industry, from Hunter S. Thompson to Playgirl centerfolds

Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive 'inglorious aspects' of US history

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Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Louis Gurvich speaks to the state GOP's governing body, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La.
Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Louis Gurvich speaks to the state GOP's governing body, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La.

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Universities are turning into real-estate hedge funds — and students are paying the price

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Collage featuring the hand of financial person pouring coins into a college/university building coin slot, with two graduates watching
Billionaire donors have warped the university's priorities from providing an effective education to steering profit-generating ventures.

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I've taught a racial justice unit at a Christian college in Florida for 12 years. Now an angry parent might get me fired.

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Sam Joeckel in a black T-shirt.
Professor Sam Joeckel said a parent complained to his university about a racial justice unit in his composition class.

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Florida's new education bill would force state colleges to shut down diversity programs and remove some majors entirely

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, September 26, 2022.

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