Can college leaders today learn from Harvard's past? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : While Trump is of course an all-powerful president, whereas McCarthy was merely one of 96 senators, the Wisconsin Republican had the wholehearted approval of a full 50 percent of America, which is more than Trump has garnered in comparable polls.
54% : Absolutely. Lesson one: Make clear that you share the supposed goals of the bludgeon-wielding commander-in-chief, be it protecting freedom of speech or promoting government efficiency, but deplore his tactics of reckless accusation, guilt by association, and fear-mongering.
49% : " How does that 70-year-old history bear on today's targeting by President Trump of law firms, foundations, and, most of all, institutions of higher learning?
48% : McCarthy sought vengeance against left-leaning faculty members at Harvard, who he said were fair game for his subcommittee given the university's lucrative contracts with the Department of Defense.
13% : Trump has followed to the letter McCarthy's blueprint for bullying.
10% : Cohn passed to Trump these McCarthy precepts: When attacked, aim a wrecking ball at your assailant.

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