In his #Bloomsday speech, Ireland's President Michael Higgins criticised the “dangerous authoritarianism” that has impacted American academia since at Trump administration took charge.
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/06/15/president-higgins-has-no-intention-of-remaining-silent-while-democracy-under-threat/
“What that authoritarianism promises us is a life without the arts, without the contribution of artists, limited public opportunities for sharing cultural experiences and of never being lifted to transcendence by performance in its many forms,” he said.

“Such a life will constitute a much diminished existence, an unfulfilling encounter with life, one devoid of beauty, creativity and human expression. It must be called out for that which it others.”