Do Elite Universities Really Wish to Fight the Federal Government?

Source: American Greatness
by Victor Davis Hanson

“Harvard has refused to accept the orders of a Trump administration commission concerning its chronic problems with anti-Semitism, campus violence, and racial tribalism, bias, and segregation. Yet, unlike some conservative campuses that distrust an overbearing Washington, Harvard and most elite schools like it want it both ways. They do as they please on their own turf and yet still demand that the taxpayers send them multibillion-dollar checks in addition to their multibillion-dollar private incomes. Aside from the issues of autonomy and free expression, there are lots of campus practices that higher education would prefer were not widely known to the public. But soon they will be, and thus will become sources of public anger. Perhaps envision elite private colleges as mossy rocks, which seem outwardly picturesque — until you turn them over and see what crawls beneath.” (04/21/25)

https://amgreatness.com/2025/04/21/do-elite-universities-really-wish-to-fight-the-federal-government/