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Debanking is the New Censorship: An Interview with Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha

2 months ago | stanfordreview.org | Aditya Gupta |Dylan Rem

You’d expect the Mafia to be debanked, but when even members of the PayPal Mafia are debanked on a whim, it’s time to sound the alarm. In 2019, Roelof Botha—Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital and an early PayPal executive—found himself unexpectedly “debanked” by the Bank of America, a bank that holds $2.55 trillion in assets. With no explanation provided and no clear route to appeal, he was left bewildered and frustrated.
Jaguar's Leap from Grace: A Canary in the Coal Mine for the Auto Industry

Jan 24, 2025 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

Jaguar, the British automotive icon featured alongside Aston Martin as the car of choice for James Bond, has recently garnered criticism for a bizarre ad with the tagline “Copy Nothing.” The ad attracted merciless ridicule for its bizarre use of models in garish colors, and for making no reference to actual automobiles, leading critics to term it as “woke.” While the fallout from the brand’s ad echoes the reaction to Budlight’s ads featuring Dylan Mulvaney, this recent ad isn’t simply another...
What Conservatives Get Out of College

Jan 14, 2025 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

Over 2024, liberal beliefs on free expression on college campuses have radically shifted. Articles on the importance of free discourse and engagement with opposing ideas on elite college campuses have been published by status quo publications such as The Atlantic and The Harvard Crimson, a far cry from the groupthink which predominated among elite institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests.
A Convicted Sex Offender's Return to Stanford?

Oct 25, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

Five years ago, Kurt Mitman, a registered sex offender, was granted the title of visiting scholar at Stanford’s economics department. First reported by the Fountain Hopper, the visiting scholar was convicted of felony sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in 2004. Stanford responded by saying that the university did not know of Mitman’s status. After the news broke, Mitman completed his term appointment. In the spring of 2019, news of Mitman’s visiting scholarship led to an outcry on campus.
Stanford Needs to Reverse the Atlas Censure, Promptly

Oct 24, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Ivan Marinovic |Dylan Rem

Editor's Note: Today, Stanford's Faculty Senate will vote on whether to rescind the censure of Dr. Scott Atlas. We are honored to publish this piece from Professor Ivan Marinovic urging his colleagues to support academic freedom. In November 2020, the Stanford Senate convened to deliberate disciplinary actions against Scott Atlas. His offense? Expressing views on COVID policy that challenged those of other faculty.
Reject Legacy Admissions

Oct 14, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem |Scott Atlas

Earlier this month, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that outlaws preferences for legacy students — applicants who are the children of alumni — at private colleges and universities. This bill is designed to target schools with strong legacy preferences such as Stanford and the University of Southern California. Excluding CalTech, these two schools are the most competitive private universities in California.
Jo Boaler’s Math-Ish is more ‘Ish’ than Math

Sep 25, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

Jo Boaler’s latest book, Math-ish, is the newest chapter in her journey to infuse social justice and “equity” goals into mathematics education, as she has accomplished with the approval of her California Mathematics Framework in 2023. In Math-ish, she maintains her defiant tone against critics of her questionable ideas, portraying traditional rigorous mathematics instruction as harmful to women and minorities, as well as being too “narrow” to allow for mathematical diversity.
From Columbia to Columbae, the Leftist Settlements Must Go

May 17, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

On Tuesday, Columbae, Stanford’s “vegetarian, social justice-focused co-op run on the principle of consensus,” received an email from Interim Vice Provost for Student Affairs, C. Matthew Snipp. He informed residents that their house will be converted into an unthemed self-operated house, renamed simply as 549 Lasuen.
In This Time of Chaos, Choose Stanford

Apr 23, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Julia Steinberg |Dylan Rem

This week, Columbia, Yale, and NYU have seen massive anti-Israel protests that have rocked their campuses, resulting in dozens of arrests and the cancellation of classes. Mere months ago, Harvard and UPenn ousted their presidents after refusing to condemn antisemitism and failing to protect Jewish students.
Jo Boaler and the Woke Math Death Spiral

Apr 16, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem

Jo Boaler is the infamous “mathematics education” professor of Stanford known for charging underfunded school districts $5,000 an hour to advise them to drop middle school algebra classes. In recent weeks, she has acquired a newfound notoriety for her “reckless disregard for accuracy,” even garnering the attention of Elon Musk for her antics. In a state in which only one third of students basic mathematics benchmarks, Boaler was a chief architect of the 2021 California Mathematics Framework.