Trump’s “nihilistic” crusade against Harvard is about much more than Harvard.

The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review. The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.

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William F. Buckley Jr. was also a revolutionary.

William F. Buckley Jr. was also a revolutionary.

Readers react to Steven Pinker’s essay on the Trump administration’s conflict with the university and its repercussions.

Qian Xuesen was a Chinese rocket scientist whose work was central to American military power. His exile had world-altering effects.

Responses to a guest essay about the Trump administration’s assault on academic freedom at the U.S. Military Academy. Also: The Qatari gift of a plane.

The Trump Administration’s decision to stop funding for a Danish lecture series showed its determination to extend its control to the smallest of ventures.

Politics has no place at universities or in the classroom.