The Trump administration has sent Harvard University President Alan M. Garber a five-page list of demands that the university must comply with if it wants to continue receiving federal money. In addition to blocking $2.2 billion and threatening to block even more, President Trump has suggested the IRS look into revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status if it doesn’t knuckle under.

Many conservatives believe it’s long past time for colleges and universities to change their ways — that they should cut the federal-subsidy cord and quit stifling right-leaning speech while embracing left-leaning speech and protests.

But the Trump administration is going much further. If it is allowed to enforce its demands, it not only threatens academic freedom, but it also threatens the religious freedom of religiously affiliated colleges, universities and seminaries.

Garber says Harvard is already making some needed changes — and,........

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