Out in the real world where money matters and dark money dominates, foreign nations have plowed billions of dollars into American Universities like Harvard, M.I.T., and the University of Pennsylvania. A quick browse of the Department of Education’s database that tracks foreign money in universities reveals an eye-popping reality: our universities have quietly become beholden to the interests of foreigners above the wants and desires of native-born Americans, of any race, gender, or religion. For years conservatives warned of foreign influence in our universities, especially China’s main organ of influence in universities- Confucius Institutes. Citizens United, and the weaponization of the information space have added an external dark money mechanism nations like China use to leverage their on-campus activities. This means everything we think we know about the Claudine Gay saga is probably a distraction from the real issue: foreign interests had a heavy hand in forcing her resignation.
