George Mason battle will mold opposition to Trump's agenda

Virginia lawmakers have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged President Donald Trump’s war on the use of race at universities. Their action, clearly intended to save George Mason University President Gregory Washington from being fired, has made the Old Dominion a test case.

The Trump administration has a choice. It can stand down and allow Washington to thumb his nose at executive actions banning diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the use of racial preferences in schools that take taxpayer money (virtually all except for outliers like Hillsdale). Or it can use its ample leverage to move against GMU.