Our campuses of course run through vast amounts of government funds. And many are profligate, costing students dearly and excessively rewarding administrators. But as you know, Mr. President, when the state doles out money, the recepients should anticipate being ordered how to run their affairs.

So, asks Paul Kengor sardonically:

Why doesn’t the government intervene to run our universities . . . Why don’t President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress dictate marching orders to university presidents? Why not fire the bad ones? Why aren’t Barney Frank and Chris Dodd calling in provosts to explain themselves? . . .
[Not only is the] cost of a degree is obscene . . . Economically speaking, few graduates will achieve the hourly salary of their professors. Educationally speaking, these degreed citizens perform miserably in basic civic and economic literacy . . .
Talk about “Two Americas.” If you boys on Capitol Hill want to fan the flames of class warfare, this is a tinderbox.

So why aren’t President Obama and Nancy Pelosi tightening the screws on our campuses?

Because colleges serve as the popular front for advancing the left’s agenda. They are essentially recruiting grounds for Democratic Party voters and activists.

So much for consistent institutional intervention.