Judging by recent news, the so-called higher education wars are about to go nuclear, as the Trump administration targets diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and threatens to shutter the Department of Education.
For all the attention these partisan fights receive, what often goes unnoticed is the reality that they are symptomatic of deepening polarization and creeping illiberalism on both the left and the right, especially among cultural and political elites.
Matthew Kuchem is director of outreach at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University and a former political science professor.
