A Harvard University student speaks at a protest against the Trump administrations sanctions against Harvard.

Higher Education

How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump

by Kainoa Lowman August 6, 2026August 10, 2026

And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.

Harvard, Yale, and other colonial colleges helped shape the founders. But during the Revolution, the campuses were hardly in favor.

Higher Education

America 250: Our Revolutionary Era Colleges Were Hotbeds of … Royalism

by Kirk Carapezza May 22, 2026May 20, 2026

A photo of JB Pritzker, who President Donald Trump abhors.

Politics

Family Feud: Donald Trump and the Pritzkers

by James D. Zirin October 20, 2025October 19, 2025

Podcast

Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump

by Anne Kim August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Politics

No, Chris Rufo Didn’t Mastermind the Ouster of Harvard’s President

by Marc Novicoff January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

College Guide

How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

by Will Norris August 27, 2023August 28, 2023

The College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT exam, caved to pressure from the Trump administration, scrapping its race-neutral Landscape tool. The decision undermines fairness and abandons high-achieving low-income students. Here, students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Law and Justice

The Roberts Court Isn’t Getting More Moderate

by Joshua A. Douglas July 10, 2023July 7, 2023

Politics

Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, and the End of Truth

by James D. Zirin May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Photo of Harvard Yard illustrates the threat to academic freedom at the prestigious university

Books

Trust Fund U

by Richard D. Kahlenberg January 8, 2023January 8, 2023

Health Care, Main

COVID, OSHA Complaints, And Unsafe Labor Practices

by Timothy Noah October 20, 2020January 9, 2022

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Harvard

How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump

America 250: Our Revolutionary Era Colleges Were Hotbeds of … Royalism

Family Feud: Donald Trump and the Pritzkers

Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump

No, Chris Rufo Didn’t Mastermind the Ouster of Harvard’s President

How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

The Roberts Court Isn’t Getting More Moderate

Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, and the End of Truth

Trust Fund U

COVID, OSHA Complaints, And Unsafe Labor Practices

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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