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The theatre ultimately lost its funding after it was targeted by Martin Dies, the director of the House Un-American Activities Committee, whose tactics, Shapiro wryly notes, are still employed by culture warriors seeking to defund or censor the arts.
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Meanwhile, the House passed its version of Senate Bill 6, which defunds diversity, equity and inclusion officers and officer positions in Kentucky's public colleges and universities.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024
China has increased its influence in the World Health Organization and other global institutions in the wake of the Trump administration’s attempts to defund and scapegoat the public health body.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The effort to threaten to defund our investigations and the way in which there are contributions to an atmosphere that puts our agents and prosecutors at risk -- these are wrong.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 16 May 2024
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The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Meanwhile, the House passed its version of Senate Bill 6, which defunds diversity, equity and inclusion officers and officer positions in Kentucky's public colleges and universities.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024
China has increased its influence in the World Health Organization and other global institutions in the wake of the Trump administration’s attempts to defund and scapegoat the public health body.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The effort to threaten to defund our investigations and the way in which there are contributions to an atmosphere that puts our agents and prosecutors at risk -- these are wrong.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 16 May 2024
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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