It begins with lies and ends with eliminating the truth-tellers. Authoritarians thrive not by persuading a majority, but by confusing it.

The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang.

In excerpts from our members-only weekly newsletter The Sandbox, higher ed leaders—writing anonymously—discuss the myriad challenges of the job under Trump 2.0.