Staff Reports
Harvard’s Kennedy School is staring down a catastrophic shakeup, and it’s high time someone called out the mess for what it is. The Trump administration’s move to block Harvard from enrolling international students—temporarily stopped by a judge—isn’t some petty political stunt. It’s a necessary response to a university that has repeatedly shown it cares more about pushing toxic left-wing agendas than fostering genuine education or American values. If the ban finally takes hold, Harvard’s Kennedy School could lose nearly 60% of its students. Frankly, that sounds like a long overdue wake-up call.
This elite ivory tower has become a breeding ground for anti-Israel activism and woke nonsense. Instead of teaching real leadership or policy grounded in reality, they’re busy peddling anti-Semitism and radical narratives that undermine the country’s core values. The Trump administration is rightly pushing Harvard to clean house—demanding they fight antisemitism and purge their curriculum of the woke garbage that’s poisoned their reputation for far too long. But the university’s response? File lawsuits, whine about freedoms, and double down on defiance. This behavior shows who really runs Harvard now: not educators or patriots, but leftist ideologues and globalist sympathizers.
Let’s be clear: international students make up a huge chunk of the Kennedy School’s enrollment because Harvard likes to parade its globalist credentials. Nearly 60% of students, many coming from developing nations, rely on the Student Exchange and Visitor Program, which allows them to study on foreign visas. The school even has royalty studying there—like Belgium’s future queen—because Harvard markets itself as a global elite factory. But all that glitters isn’t gold. Harvard has no business getting government benefits when it openly mocks American priorities and refuses to root out anti-American hate roaming their campus.
Harvard's Kennedy School Could Lose 60% of Students Under International Ban https://t.co/ZKSaSxA5bS
— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) May 27, 2025
The federal government is already pulling billions funding Harvard. Why? Because a taxpayer-funded institution should not be allowed to thumb its nose at the country footing the bill. Harvard’s decision to sue the administration instead of negotiating only shows their contempt for the rule of law and common sense. If Harvard wants to play the victim, fine. But the rest of us aren’t buying it. This is about accountability. It’s about making sure our institutions don’t become propaganda machines for globalist elites who hate America’s heritage and values.
The Trump administration is taking a stand, and it’s a stance conservatives should cheer. No more handouts to radical universities spreading lies and division. Harvard’s hostile attitude towards America and its priorities should come with a price. If that means losing 60% of their students, so be it. Maybe this shock to the system will finally start turning Harvard back into a place of true education—and away from a hotbed of anti-American zealotry. The question is: Will Harvard fight for common sense? Or continue flouting the law until it crumbles under the weight of its own arrogance?
