There are tides of change in American higher education, and Christopher Rufo and the Manhattan Institute are leading the charge. Earlier this week, Rufo released the Manhattan Statement: a bold call to restore truth, civic virtue, and institutional neutrality to the nation’s elite universities. Backed by new polling data, the document arrives at a critical moment in the nation’s history. 

President Trump has already begun his second-term push against elite campuses. Now, he needs a blueprint. This might just be it.