The Problem: Harvard College’s lawsuit in response to the Trump administration’s strain to reform.
Harvard president Alan Garber was reminded of one thing he at all times knew: Federal funds include guidelines and laws (“Harvard dropped Ed. talks: McMahon,” April 24).
But, in suing, Harvard’s response to the feds was principally “Screw you.”
Its funding needs to be canceled for the complete 4 years of this administration. Identical goes for Columbia, Cornell and all the opposite universities. Every faculty ought to get one warning, then any lack of compliance leads to rapid cancellation.
Brian Finn
Stamford, Conn.
I’m neither the president of Harvard College, nor a Harvard scholar, however I stand in solidarity with Harvard’s defiance of President Trump’s illegitimate makes an attempt to manipulate its academic insurance policies.
Trump has known as Harvard a shame, however that is coming from somebody I’m not assured would have been in a position to graduate from the varsity.
Richard Siegelman
Plainview
Harvard College is behaving like a youngster who ran away to flee parental supervision however nonetheless calls house for lease and grocery cash.
It has no obligation to cede to the calls for of our authorities. But it surely additionally has no absolute proper to our taxpayer {dollars}.
You need to educate anti-Americanism and antisemitism? Go forward — however use your individual $53 billion endowment to pay for it.
Farla Frumkin
Nice Neck
I agree that Harvard is only one of many universities which have ignored blatant antisemitism. Nevertheless, to Garber’s level, it’s not the federal government’s function to inform folks what to suppose or learn.
Sadly, President Trump and his supporters need to management each American. That is what dictators and kings do — not American presidents.
Alan Podhaizer
Brooklyn
Utilizing the president of Harvard’s personal phrases: No authorities ought to have “unprecedented and improper management” over a non-public college.
Due to this fact, no authorities ought to give one penny of taxpayer funds to any non-public something, particularly universities.
Mike Santavicca
Yonkers
Apparently the president of Harvard College — a okay a Anti-Jew U — has no spine in setting the precedent towards antisemitism on campus.
I suppose when the lefty hate-mongers decide a brand new minority to crucify, he can present what a fantastic man he’s.
Lee Fleischman
Stamford, Conn.
The Problem: State AG Letitia James’ response to the Trump administration’s legal referral towards her.
State Lawyer Common Letitia James goes after Trump on nonsense costs; now she claims the costs towards her are retribution (“Trump’s cherry pickin’ on me,” April 25).
What occurred to “nobody is above the legislation,” Tish? She appears to have lied on not one however two mortgage purposes, and nonetheless thinks we should always simply let that go.
Hypocrite Tish deserves every little thing that comes her means. What she did to attempt to get President Trump was nothing however hatred towards one man and, actually, if I had been him, I might additionally do every little thing legally to go after her.
The world is spherical, so what goes round comes round.
Philip Vallone
Ossining
What’s the matter, Letitia James? Are you having a tough time coping with a legal referral by the Justice Division?
Bear in mind, Letitia, it’s such as you stated: “Nobody is above the legislation” — not even you.
Don’t overlook to go away an aisle seat within the courtroom empty, so President Trump can sit in it whilst you’re on trial this time.
Gene O’Brien
Whitestone
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