Trump's Tax Threats Against Harvard Set a Dangerous Precedent

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Meanwhile, the acting U.S. attorney in Washington, a Trump ally, accused Wikipedia's parent organization of allowing foreign propaganda and suggested that it, too, might be failing its obligations as a nonprofit.
59% : Revoking tax-exempt status typically depends on clear-cut regulatory breaches or financial misconduct.
59% : Weaponizing tax policy to punish ideological opponents contradicts fundamental conservative principles about limiting government power.
59% : The alternative -- unchecked cycles of ideological retribution -- risks permanently destabilizing the political and social fabric that makes America exceptional.
55% : Cowing political adversaries through executive fiat may realize short-term gains, but it guarantees long-term peril.
51% : The preservation of our democratic institutions and constitutional freedoms demands that conservatives recommit practically, not just rhetorically, to the ideals of limited and responsible government.
50% : Federal auditors descend on evangelical churches after pastors preach that marriage should only be between a man and a woman, labeling their words "political advocacy."
50% : The real safeguard against abuses is not simply legal boundaries but moral discipline.
42% : Conservatives rightly condemned the Obama administration when the Internal Revenue Service selectively scrutinized conservative Tea Party groups that applied for tax-exempt status, subjecting them to prolonged bureaucratic hurdles and legal battles.
37% : Progressives have long advocated re-examining the tax-exempt status of religious institutions that engage with politically sensitive issues like same-sex marriage and abortion.

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