Don’t Stop with Harvard

What if we abolished all tax exemptions for nonprofits?

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Students walk outside of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 15, 2025.

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The fight between President Trump and Harvard University keeps escalating. On Friday, a federal judge blocked Trump’s new ban on Harvard enrolling foreign students, pending further legal action.

Trump has already moved to strip Harvard University of its exemption from federal taxes based on claims that the university violates current civil rights laws. But the bigger and broader public policy debate is over why this country should have federal, state, and local tax exemptions for any nonprofits.

John Fund

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John Fund

John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.

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David M. Simon

David M. Simon is a senior fellow with Unleash Prosperity and a lawyer in Chicago.

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