Day: June 4, 2025

Harvard and the Birth of Lawfare

The concept of “lawfare” is in the news constantly. The term describes a program, run mostly by political parties, that uses the courts to attack and tie up opponents—or to use the judicial system as its own government. It seems like a new practice in present-day politics, but its design goes back decades to one […]

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Capitalism Fuels ‘Racism,’ Says Iowa State Financial Coach

Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on the College Fix on May 2, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Capitalism is an “oppressive system” that is “incredibly difficult to survive,” a financial coach said during a recent lecture at Iowa State University. […]

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Unequal Outcomes for Equity Advocates at Harvard

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, “some animals are more equal than others.” Orwell’s dystopian novel about the dangers and hypocrisy of Marxism was meant to serve as a warning. But Harvard University seems to be using it as a guide. As higher education has come under pressure from the Trump administration and increased skepticism from […]

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