Trump vs. Harvard | Interview: Harvey Mansfield

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The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss the Trump administration’s fight against Harvard and its protest culture on campus. The Agenda:—Harvard’s lefty culture—Are Jewish students safe on campus?—Let’s stick to the Constitution—Elites in democracy—Defining successful studentsShow Notes:—Professor Mansfield's columns in the Crimson The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.4	My guest today is a returning one, Harvey Mansfield, the longtime professor at Harvard University,
1:09.1	one of the few conservative professors on the faculty,
1:11.5	taught there for over 50 years before retiring last year. He famously taught some of the biggest
1:17.6	names in politics. He always comes packed with insight. So we brought him on to discuss
1:23.0	the fight between Harvard and the Trump administration, and many other topics. As always,
1:28.7	I think you're going to find this episode interesting, but this one particularly fascinating. So without
1:33.3	further ado, I give you Professor Harvey Mansfield, welcome back to the Dispest Podcast. Thanks, good to be here.
1:53.5	Well, Professor, it's always good to have you on, but I've thought of you as the mounting battle between Harvard and the Trump administration heats up. So let me begin by just
2:03.7	asking you, what do you make of this fight between Harvard and the Trump administration?
2:08.4	The Trump administration wants Harvard to change its life, to seize to be the one-sided partisan institution that it appears to be
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