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Our radical universities are turning out an army of educated assassins

Nypost · · 863 words · By Daniel McCarthy
DEI in Academia Higher Education Radicalization Political Violence
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/opinion/radical-universities-produce-an-army-of-ed…

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 75% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Causal Oversimplification 85% confidence
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Hasty Generalization 80% confidence
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Slippery Slope 80% confidence
Arguing that one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences without evidence.

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the latest shooter who set out to murder President Donald Trump — the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Sunday”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that a shooting occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026, and that President Donald Trump was present and escorted out.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 29, 2006, American comedian Stephen Colbert appeared as the featured entertainer at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was held in Washington, D.C., at the Hilton …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_at_the_2006_Wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Correspondents' Dinner is an annual dinner organized by the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA). It began in 1921, and is traditionally attended by the president and vice pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Correspondents'_Di…
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“Cole Allen is a graduate of CalTech, the prestigious California Institute of Technology.”
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Two independent news sources (NBC Washington and NY Post) confirm that Cole Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) in 2017.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — According to his LinkedIn profile, Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology, a prestigious private research university in Pasadena, California, in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in m…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/su…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He graduated from the California Institute of Technology with an engineering degree in 2017 and earned a master’s in computer science before dabbling in video-game design and released his own game on …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/suspected-whcd-gunman-…
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“In the most recent City Journal college rankings, CalTech took the top spot for “value added to career,” but languished at a dismal 95th place for “student ideological diversity.””
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Web search results provide general rankings for MIT and CalTech but do not mention a 'City Journal' ranking specifically placing CalTech 1st for 'value added to career' and 95th for 'student ideological diversity'.
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web search NEUTRAL — MIT places among the top five in many overall rankings of universities (see table right) and rankings based on students' revealed preferences.[242][243][244] In 2026, it was ranked 4th among the world…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Tec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Caltech Students Host Science Olympiad State Tournament. Caltech students' years of leadership and service with Science Olympiad inspire younger people to explore science and engineering. Read Full Ar…
https://www.caltech.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the world's top universities. Explore the QS World University Rankings® 2026, based on 6 key ranking indicators.Find out which top rated student cities are the most affordable in the country.
https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings
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“The rankings noted the school’s “disproportionately large Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion bureaucracy” — with “roughly ten DEI staff members per 1,000 students” — and its “overwhelmingly liberal” student body, “16 liberal students for every conservative.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding City Journal rankings' specific data on CalTech's DEI staff numbers or the ratio of liberal to conservative students.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the world's top universities. Explore the QS World University Rankings® 2026, based on 6 key ranking indicators.
https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings
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web search NEUTRAL — Journal Rankings. Understand the impact of your research and publishing activities. For academics and journal managers. Explore Journal Rankings.
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php
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web search NEUTRAL — students’ feelings of belonging and inclusion.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2019.1…
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“Some 23% of Americans with a high-school diploma or less endorse the statement “Violence is often necessary to create social change,” according to the Skeptic Research Center’s 2025 American Political Perspective Survey.”
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The claim is explicitly reported by Newsmax and mentioned in the context of the Skeptic Research Center's 2025 American Political Perspective Survey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Some 23% of Americans with a high-school diploma or less endorse the statement "Violence is often necessary to create social change," according to the Skeptic Research Center's 2025 American Political…
https://www.newsmax.com/danielmccarthy/allen-caltech-mangion…
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web search NEUTRAL — Download Methodological Details. 2025 American Political Perspectives Survey.Americans with the highest level of educational attainment (graduate or professional degree) were about twice as likely to …
https://research.skeptic.com/american-political-perspectives…
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web search NEUTRAL — Americans with higher levels of formal education are more likely to report using some sites and apps, including Reddit, WhatsApp and Instagram.Smaller shares of those with some college education (28%)…
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-so…
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“After four years of college, the proportion who find political violence “often necessary” rises to 26%.”
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While the survey exists, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and does not contain the actual data point for college graduates (26%).
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/according
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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“among those holding graduate or professional degrees, fully 40% agree political violence is “often” required for “social change” to occur.”
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Multiple sources (Frontpage Mag and Skeptic Research Center) confirm that 40% of those with graduate or professional degrees agreed that violence is often necessary for social change.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Skeptic Research Center.New survey reveals 1 in 3 younger Americans support political violence, with highest rates among very liberal respondents and those with graduate degrees. 53% of Black Ge…
https://research.skeptic.com/support-for-political-violence-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Skeptic Research Center survey asking whether “violence is often necessary to create social change” found 40% of those with graduate or professional degrees in agreement, far above the 23% of those …
https://www.frontpagemag.com/the-young-violent-political-lef…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scarily, the Skeptic Research Center published research in 2025 showing that Americans with graduate or professional degrees were the most supportive of political violence. Thirty-six per cent agreed …
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/05/02/robust-critici…
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“Cole earned a master’s degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills, just last year.”
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Multiple sources report that Cole Allen earned a master's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, with one source specifying the year as 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Allen appears to be a Caltech graduate who earned his master’s degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills last year. Allen also worked as a teacher. He was named “Tea…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/whcd-shooter-identi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Allen donated $25 to the political action committee ActBlue in October 2024, a month before Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris, reports The Los Angeles Times. According to FEC filings, it was his …
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/04/26/who-is-cole-thomas…
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web search NEUTRAL — "A student named Cole Allen graduated with a master's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2025," the statement said. "The university cannot confirm if this is the same suspect …
https://www.foxla.com/news/cole-allen-torrance-tutor-named-s…
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“His murder manifesto makes his political objectives perfectly clear — he intended to bring about social change through violence: “Administration officials . . . are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.””
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Three independent sources (Newsweek, Hindustan Times, and another exclusive report) confirm the existence of a manifesto where Allen targeted administration officials from highest-ranking to lowest.
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web search NEUTRAL — He wrote, “Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.” He said that he would go through attendees if necessary, citing the fact t…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cole-tomas…
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web search NEUTRAL — The manifesto "clearly" stated he wanted to target administration officials, and the official mentioned that Allen's social media contained much anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric.
https://www.newsweek.com/cole-allen-manifesto-shooting-suspe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cole wrote in his manifesto that it was his duty to target Trump administration officials. Cole Allen/ Linkedin. Secret Service agents removing Trump from the stage after gunshots erupted.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/read-whcd-gunman-cole-…
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“the slaying of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 accomplished... That political murder directly gave us World War I and set in motion a series of conflicts and revolutions that led to World War II as well.”
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Although no specific evidence was provided in the 'Evidence gathered' section for this claim, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 as a catalyst for WWI is a universally accepted historical fact found in all authoritative reference sources (Wikipedia).
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“The controversial musical, first staged off-Broadway in 1990, showcases the insanity and vanity of presidential assassins, successful and not, from John Wilkes Booth to John Hinckley.”
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“WHCD gunman Cole Allen faces life in prison for alleged attempt to assassinate President Trump: docs”
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“Judge apologizes to WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen over jail conditions”
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