Overview

• Jason Stanley, a Yale professor and noted scholar on fascism, is leaving the U.S. for Canada, citing rising authoritarianism under Donald Trump’s second term.
• Stanley has accepted a faculty position at the University of Toronto, prioritizing the safety of his Black and Jewish children and continuing his advocacy from abroad.
• He criticized the Trump administration’s policies targeting universities, including federal funding threats, as dangerous to academic freedom and democracy.
• Stanley warned of escalating tactics against dissent, such as targeting citizens and non-citizens for political views, and undermining higher education institutions.
• Despite a 25% salary cut and personal sacrifices, Stanley views his move as a political statement aligned with his academic work on authoritarianism.