Harvard’s hypocrisy hits the courtroom

The world’s richest university claims it’s under attack because the federal government no longer wants to bankroll its unchecked, ideologically driven research.

Harvard University and the American Association of University Professors want a federal court to stop the government from canceling $2.5 billion in research funding.

At first glance, it’s easy to scoff. Harvard’s endowment rivals the GDP of some small countries. But this fight isn’t just about Harvard. It’s about all of us.

Harvard seems to think it’s entitled to its billions regardless of behavior, like a moody teenager who thinks rent is a form of oppression.

Sure, it’s satisfying to watch the crowned kings of academia scramble like undergrads who forgot their term paper was due. But a deeper question sits beneath the schadenfreude: Do universities have a constitutional right to taxpayer money?