And he thinks what we’ve done is really good, and now we’ll take it to a new level.”ĬNN’s Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report. “He’s working with us and will be working with us on the coronavirus,” Trump said in August. Unlike the government medical experts who advised President Donald Trump in the early months of the pandemic, Atlas has adopted a public stance on the virus much closer to the President’s – including decrying the idea that schools cannot reopen this fall as “hysteria” and pushing for the resumption of college sports. He currently mediates and arbitrates and is president of Atlas Counsel Search, LLC, which helps businesses and individuals find outside counsel for their. “And so what I meant, and I’m sorry I’m not very articulate on Twitter, is that basically if you want to change things you have to have your voices heard,” he explained.
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Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Atlas – who removed a reference to the Hoover Institution in his Twitter handle – said he wasn’t trying to “threaten or incite violence” but rather is just “not very good at Twitter.”Ītlas said the tweet was in response to “literally thousands of emails I get from people all over the country, begging me to figure out how to end the lockdowns,” including from family members of people who have died by suicide amid restrictions. I’m not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals.” Responding to Atlas’ tweet Sunday evening, Whitmer told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, “We know that the White House likes to single us out here in Michigan, me out in particular. Gretchen Whitmer, whom federal and state officials announced last month was the target of an alleged domestic terrorism kidnapping plot. The message – which runs counter to the consensus of public health officials – immediately fueled new tension between the White House and Michigan Democratic Gov.
Atlas’s statements reflect his personal views, not those of the Hoover Institution or the university.”Ītlas had criticized Michigan’s new Covid-19 restrictions in a tweet shortly after they were announced Sunday evening, writing, “The only way this stops is if people rise up.”
Atlas has expressed views that are inconsistent with the university’s approach in response to the pandemic. We also believe in the importance of strictly following the guidance of local and state health authorities,” the university said in a tweet. We support using masks, social distancing, and conducting surveillance and diagnostic testing. “Stanford’s position on managing the pandemic in our community is clear. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the school’s Hoover Institution, after he urged Michigan residents to “rise up” against new public health measures. “That spoke to me as we seek to stand up for the future of New College, our students and faculty - and now our graduates,” Corcoran said.Stanford University on Monday evening distanced itself from White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Atlas does.”Ĭorcoran also noted that Atlas was a first-generation college student and “has spoken about being bold and rising up over challenges, even amongst criticism.” “We are happy to welcome him here at New College, where we place a high value on personal freedom and individual autonomy, as Dr.
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Atlas’ perspective and resume are impressive he is a champion and fighter for free speech and a renowned national leader,” Corcoran said in the release. They have denied tenure to five faculty members and also pledged to expand the school’s athletic offerings, hiring an athletic director and expanding scholarships. Since then, they have dismantled the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion unit, and fired its director as well as its librarian and dean of academic engagement. The trustees fired the president and appointed Corcoran as interim. The announcement follows the months of upheaval at the Sarasota school since DeSantis appointed six new conservative trustees to the college’s board. In a news release, Corcoran said Atlas was an appropriate choice to speak at “such a pivotal time for New College.”
Atlas is also co-founder of the Global Liberty Institute, which promotes “individual and economic freedom and the free exchange of ideas.”
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