What began as a well-intentioned initiative has, over time, become a system exploited by elitist academic institutions. In the 1940s, private universities began receiving federal funds to support wartime research. Then, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the G.I. Bill, expanded support for returning soldiers by helping them attend college, buy homes, and find stable jobs — contributions that helped drive the post-war economic boom.

As the Cold War escalated, federal investment in universities grew, aimed at driving scientific progress and countering the Soviet threat. In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued an executive order calling on the federal government to bolster its investment in science, research, and higher education more broadly. Johnson’s directive also paved the way for initiatives like Pell Grants, which helped eligible low-income students to cover the rising cost of tuition, books, and living expenses.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 17: A person runs past Dunster House at Harvard University on March 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Over time, universities became increasingly reliant on a steady stream of federal dollars, while the government grew dependent on universities to develop the workforce and produce research. What began as a mutually beneficial relationship has morphed into gross abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Within the last decade, federal funding to private........

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