The once proud Republicanism of Texas A&M is no more. Things have been sliding to the Left for many years now, starting with the attempted removal of the Lawrence Sullivan Ross statue, the hiring of liberal presidents Michael Young and Katherine Banks, and finally, a disastrerous Jousnalism dean search this year. The latter of those ended with paying a woman who preaches Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives $1 million for the failed process.
Last month, the Aggies counterpart, the University of Texas, was exposed for having various business ties to the Chinese Communist Party, which is not surprising for such a liberal university. But now, Texas A&M is being exposed for commmitting the same types of practice. Profitting from foreign money, and interconnected ties to bad people to keep the money flowing.
Political consultant Luke Macias says this is just another careless move by the school.
"They continue to come out and try to take one right step int he right direction...then you find another tie...the concern is they are not fully committed that their university is not tied to the Chinese Communist Party," he says.
A&M has plenty of foreign ties, with a campus located in Qatar, which has sparked plenty of debate among people.
But this one seems to be different. In 2021, some telecommunications equipment from China was banned in the United States. That followed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which mandated removal of similar products from government use. However, A&M puchased four such cameras in 2018, with Texas A&M International buying even more in March of 2019.
"One thing that is very clear is that the regents are not taking this threat seriously...they hold ultimate authority and responsibility," he says. "They can come in and put their foot down...none of them have been willing to do that. And until they do, we will continue seeing the leftward drift."
All of these Left changes, like DEI initiatives, are then funded by the taxpayer. The Bush School has become a place to teach the Leftism ideology in their own way and push that same agenda.
But, if you are an Aggie, what can you do? Well, that starts with putting our feet down if the board won't do it for us.
"Any alumni need to reach out and put pressure on the regents and demand they stop this drift," he says. "Until that happens, this will continue."
Of course, A&M is rolling in money from generous donors who want to believe the school is the same as it was 50 years ago, or even 10 years ago. Maybe the ultimate start to push back on this Left assault is to pull donations. That may be the only way to get A&M to listen.