We’re so used to being the whipping boy that it’s difficult to imagine having the power of the whip.
So, very simple: Legitimate complaints regarding censorship or abuse of conservative viewpoints will be dealt with via the appropriate punishment, which includes cutting off money for student loans (or at least no longer insuring them), killing Pell Grants, and killing research money.
And if the schools squelch liberal viewpoints, then we give them extra money, as they will be making up for past discrimination (you know, Affirmative Action rationale).
I guess I must be an extremist.
1. Stop using tax dollars on any type of school funding including grants.
2. Get the government out of the student loan business and turn it over to the free markets.
3. End entry quotas and accept students based solely on their academic qualifications.
Presto! Competition will drive tuition costs down. Schools will focus on curricula that creates success for the student in the job market to ensure loan repayment.
Milton Friedman said it best: if you must subsidize a transaction, subsidize the buyer, not the seller. That way you still get competition.