Prof. Jason Stanley made decision after policy changes at Columbia University

A Yale University professor is leaving the U.S. and taking a position at the University of Toronto (U of T) due to what he says is a “far-right regime” under President Donald Trump.

“The United States is in the process of an autocratic takeover and it’s directed by a regime that I don’t think will want to leave power,” said Jason Stanley, a professor of philosophy.

“Its not just Donald Trump. It’s the machine behind Donald Trump.”

Stanley, whose books include How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, said he was considering joining U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy for over a year. But he decided to move after Columbia University made sweeping changes to its policies last week under pressure from the U.S. government.