Declaring War on Harvard

The latest inanity by our dictator-wannabe.  

The legal eagles representing the i'm-a-genius-i-just-passed-my-cognitive-test-in-chief have decided to to go to war with that bastion of free thought, Harvard University. It is a power play where they want to bring the FULL FORCE OF THE GOVERNMENT to intimidate the lesser entities.  Going for a surrender without a fight.  It worked against some high priced legal firms.  It worked against some smaller universities.

But this is Harvard.  Harvard said, "bring it."

They decided to strip Harvard of it's federal grants.  

Harvard derisively snorted.

They threatened to revoke  Harvard's permissions to educate foreign students.  Harvard raised an single eyebrow.

Lets put this in perspective.  Harvard is, quite literally, older than the country.  By some 150 years.  

There were Harvard graduates at the first Tea Party.  

Harvard alum's signatures are on the Declaration of Independence.  

8 presidents, including 2 recent, are Harvard alums.  

 

They have bookshelves older than the country.

Google "Famous Harvard Graduates," and you get 4 PAGES is just Nobel Laureates.  3 pages of Supreme Court Justices, though admittedly most in other countries.  Pages of other notable LEGAL figures.  And frankly so many journalists, writers, film personalities that you will wear your finger out scrolling through them.

The Turnip in the Oval Office always believes he is operating from a position of strength.  And sadly, this is true most of the time.  And when he is rebuked, his tactic is always to double down.  

Harvard told him to buzz off when he wanted them to trash what he claims are DEI policies.  

So he doubled down with the threat to rescind 2 billion dollars in various grants.  Harvard has $55 billion in endowments.   There are living Nobel laureates in economics from Harvard.  I'm sure they will get by.

Revoking Harvard's permissions to educate foreign students?  Think that one through.  Do you actually want MORE Harvard lawyers that are US Citizens to stand against your tyranny?

And then there is the legal battles this will bring.  Again, the cry-baby-chief believes he has unlimited resources to tear down all the institutions he doesn't like.  And the last hundred days has largely proven him correct.  Can he beat Harvard in a knock down drag them out fight?  Maybe.  But only by taking the his focus, which is not his strong suit, from everywhere else.  Without the fear of reprisal, Congress might just reach down and find a pair.  Vance might pull the 25th amendment on his butt.

Harvard's legal pool is vast.  How many grade 'A' lawyers?  Possibly all of them. On staff, others pro-bono, or, well, see $55 billion endowment above.   How many interns to do research?  The legal students at Harvard would salivate for the opportunity to put "United States vs Harvard" on their Curriculum Vitae.

 

And regarding all those journalists, actors, writers? They can pillory and shame his fear inspired supporters far better than me.

 

If anything the last 100 days has shown us, is the bestist-he-can-find-in-chief's staff is,  at best, shown itself to be a C minus in competency.