Posted on 05/29/2025 4:03:29 PM PDT by texas booster
Sorry, Harvard, but we’re not going to give you billions of taxpayer dollars, no questions asked.
The Trump administration is set to eliminate its remaining government contracts with Harvard University, totally over $100 million, reports the New York Times. This comes off the heels of the administration’s commitment to also prevent the once prestigious university from enrolling foreign student.
The federal government does not have an obligation to blindly give a private university billions of dollars of taxpayer money, just like immigration officials are not forced to automatically give visas to foreign nationals, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”
“And it's kind of like Mr. Smith coming from Korea or Mr. Jones coming from Sweden. We look at them and we don't really think they add to the Americans. So, we don't have an invitation.’”
00:00 Trump's Escalating Conflict with Harvard
01:12 Harvard's Legal and Ethical Controversies
01:51 Foreign Influence and Segregation Issues
02:43 Antisemitism and Rewarding Misconduct
03:05 Trump's Broader Critique of Harvard
04:01 Federal Funding and Institutional Autonomy
05:23 The Administration's Stance on Funding
06:55 Conclusion and Call to Action
Prof Hanson's thoughts on Harvard's hypocrisy and antisemitism.
FR Index of his articles: Victor Davis Hanson on FR
Town Hall: Victor Davis Hanson on Town Hall
American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson on American Greatness
His website: Victor Davis Hanson
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VDH is a national jewel.
Start taxing the assets of the Universities.
Interesting video from VDH. He seemed rather plain spoken IMHO. Personally, I like that approach every now and then. The money given is a privilege, not required. If money is to go to Harvard, it’s reasonable for Trump to ask what it does for America.
HE ALWAYS hits a home run.
Covers his topics in plain English that we always can understand
You betcha.
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