Has President Donald Trump declared war on Albert Einstein?
“America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” The Economist warns.
As soon as the Department of Homeland Security announced Harvard University would no longer be allowed to enroll foreign students, the Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer—a political scientist well-connected in Washington—declared the move “fantastic news for China.”
The government is trying to use its leverage over foreign students’ immigration status to compel Harvard to adopt stricter policies against antisemitism and scrap racially charged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives.
But this isn’t just another battle in America’s culture war:
Foreign-policy mavens like Bremmer say what the administration is doing threatens national security and America’s technological edge over its…
