Nick and Jack

It's America's elite universities. Well put, Jack. And right now, they're all in a political battle against President Trump. To rid America's universities of what he calls woke ideology, Trump is threatening to cut their federal funding. Over at Columbia, President Trump made nine demands of the university. Columbia mostly did what Trump said to preserve their $400 million in federal funding.

But Jack, on the other hand, a couple ivies up north, what was happening over at Harvard? Harvard faced a similar threat from President Trump, but they rejected his demands, saying this. The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. So on Monday, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion that Harvard had received in federal funding.

But Jack, on the other hand, a couple ivies up north, what was happening over at Harvard? Harvard faced a similar threat from President Trump, but they rejected his demands, saying this. The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. So on Monday, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion that Harvard had received in federal funding.

But Jack, on the other hand, a couple ivies up north, what was happening over at Harvard? Harvard faced a similar threat from President Trump, but they rejected his demands, saying this. The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. So on Monday, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion that Harvard had received in federal funding.

And then on Tuesday, the Trump administration moved to try to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status. Is this legal, or is this a violation of Harvard's First Amendment rights? Courts will decide. The courts will decide. But in the meantime, on this show, Jack and I like to follow the money. And we were curious. Yeah. Where is all this federal funding going?

And then on Tuesday, the Trump administration moved to try to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status. Is this legal, or is this a violation of Harvard's First Amendment rights? Courts will decide. The courts will decide. But in the meantime, on this show, Jack and I like to follow the money. And we were curious. Yeah. Where is all this federal funding going?

And then on Tuesday, the Trump administration moved to try to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status. Is this legal, or is this a violation of Harvard's First Amendment rights? Courts will decide. The courts will decide. But in the meantime, on this show, Jack and I like to follow the money. And we were curious. Yeah. Where is all this federal funding going?

Okay, everyone's talking about billions of dollars going to all these schools every year. We're like, what are these billions of dollars exactly? Brown gets $500 million from Uncle Sam. Northwestern gets $800 million. Cornell gets a billion. And yet their lacrosse team didn't win the Ivies this year. But Harvard...

Okay, everyone's talking about billions of dollars going to all these schools every year. We're like, what are these billions of dollars exactly? Brown gets $500 million from Uncle Sam. Northwestern gets $800 million. Cornell gets a billion. And yet their lacrosse team didn't win the Ivies this year. But Harvard...

Okay, everyone's talking about billions of dollars going to all these schools every year. We're like, what are these billions of dollars exactly? Brown gets $500 million from Uncle Sam. Northwestern gets $800 million. Cornell gets a billion. And yet their lacrosse team didn't win the Ivies this year. But Harvard...

currently has $9 billion in federal contracts and multi-year grants with the government. That's more than two lifts. So we looked into it. Some of that money is coming from the National Institute of Health for medical research on Alzheimer's, for research on infectious diseases, and for genetics research.

currently has $9 billion in federal contracts and multi-year grants with the government. That's more than two lifts. So we looked into it. Some of that money is coming from the National Institute of Health for medical research on Alzheimer's, for research on infectious diseases, and for genetics research.

currently has $9 billion in federal contracts and multi-year grants with the government. That's more than two lifts. So we looked into it. Some of that money is coming from the National Institute of Health for medical research on Alzheimer's, for research on infectious diseases, and for genetics research.

Okay, other parts of that money are coming from the Defense Department for research on robotics, on energy, on artificial intelligence. Now, we should point out federal funding of university research is historically a huge source of America's innovation. Yeah, Jack and I did a takeaway once about how, like, Uncle Sam is the original Andreessen Horowitz.

Okay, other parts of that money are coming from the Defense Department for research on robotics, on energy, on artificial intelligence. Now, we should point out federal funding of university research is historically a huge source of America's innovation. Yeah, Jack and I did a takeaway once about how, like, Uncle Sam is the original Andreessen Horowitz.

Okay, other parts of that money are coming from the Defense Department for research on robotics, on energy, on artificial intelligence. Now, we should point out federal funding of university research is historically a huge source of America's innovation. Yeah, Jack and I did a takeaway once about how, like, Uncle Sam is the original Andreessen Horowitz.

Right, because countless breakthrough technologies that have changed the world— occurred first on college campuses thanks to federal funding footing the bill. Professor Jack, could you whip out the whiteboard and please list some of these incredible technological advances? How about the internet? Ever heard of it? Big thing.

Right, because countless breakthrough technologies that have changed the world— occurred first on college campuses thanks to federal funding footing the bill. Professor Jack, could you whip out the whiteboard and please list some of these incredible technological advances? How about the internet? Ever heard of it? Big thing.

Right, because countless breakthrough technologies that have changed the world— occurred first on college campuses thanks to federal funding footing the bill. Professor Jack, could you whip out the whiteboard and please list some of these incredible technological advances? How about the internet? Ever heard of it? Big thing.

GPS, lithium-ion batteries, even the nuclear bomb, all of them originally started with funding from the government for academic institutions. Now, on an annual basis, Harvard gets a little under $700 million in federal money. So we know what you must be thinking, besties.