How tyrannical governments’ money made American campuses authoritarian

Published September 4, 2025 11:35pm ET



It has begun to dawn on Americans that our vacation from history has ended, and a new Cold War is upon us. It will not be fought only in the trenches of Donbass, in the naval provocations of the South China Sea, or even in the scramble for raw materials that drives economies. It will also be fought on our college campuses.

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