Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge

Trump’s War on the Universities

A protest outside Columbia University on March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images)THE ELITE UNIVERSITIES, which loom large in MAGA demonology as a bastion of the left and an incubator of the woke mind virus, were bound to be a prime target for Donald Trump’s political Kulturkampf in his second term. The anti-Israel protests that have rocked many campuses since late 2023—often rife with aggressive behavior, …

For years, when someone was talking about the knowledge economy, I stopped paying attention. I thought they were homilies about the importance of state-of-the-art technology and education. And who doubts that technology and education are important? Now I understand my stupidity: in reality, the knowledge economy is the crucial mutation in this century's capitalism, a game in which the United States has tilted the court in a crushing way, and cou…

Analysis: The Deep State Stumbles Upon Three Lines of Effort to Impede MAGA

The Trump Administration's aggressive tactics against the Deep State reveal a troubling three-pronged strategy aimed at undermining MAGA. ve into the implications of judicial activism, immigration policies, and rising domestic terrorism.

Michael Goodwin: Cash is king at America’s lefty universities — and Trump is hitting them where it hurts

The screaming headline was prophetic: “Trump’s Policies Shake Academic World and May Reshape U.S. Culture.”

The MAGA Scare: Trump’s attacks on free speech won’t stop at college students

The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment by targeting institutions that challenge his agenda, including universities, law firms, and federal judges. Trump's attacks on academia are especially egregious, as these institutions have historically served as important centers of dissent and protest. If free speech can be effectively suppressed in these critical intellectual spaces, it becomes much easier to silence the…

Universities don't need threats from Washington

Now is the worst possible moment for us to abandon or radically change higher education. Boards, administrators and educators in higher ed already have enough problems.