Alan Blinder

2 days ago | straitstimes.com | Alan Blinder |Vimal Patel

Harvard University struck a respectful but firm tone in a letter to the Trump administration on May 12, arguing that the university and the administration shared the same goals, though they differed in their approaches. It was latest move in an extraordinary back-and-forth between the school and the federal government in recent weeks. The letter from Harvard President Alan M. Garber was sent a week after the Trump administration said it would stop giving Harvard any research grants.

2 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Alan Blinder |Vimal Patel

Harvard University struck a respectful but firm tone in a letter to the Trump administration on Monday, arguing that the university and the administration shared the same goals, though they differed in their approaches. It was latest move in an extraordinary back-and-forth between the school and the federal government in recent weeks. The letter from Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s president, was sent a week after the Trump administration said it would stop giving Harvard any research grants.

4 days ago | telegraphindia.com | Michael Schmidt |Alan Blinder

Legal experts saw a strong case, built by a team of elite conservative lawyers, to win back billions of research dollars that the government had stripped away Michael S. Schmidt, Alan Blinder Published 10.05.25, 08:37 AM Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

5 days ago | seattletimes.com | Michael Schmidt |Alan Blinder

Harvard University became the leader of academia’s resistance to the Trump administration — and soaked in acclaim from the White House’s critics — when it refused a roster of intrusive demands and took the government to court last month. Legal experts saw a strong case, built by a team of elite conservative lawyers, to win back billions of research dollars that the government had stripped away. Supporters cheered on Harvard’s unusually sharp public tone.

1 week ago | wsj.com | Alan Blinder

It spends only around 0.5% on overhead, compared with 20% for private insurers. Even as President Trump and Elon Musk tear the federal government apart in the futile search for $2 trillion in budget savings, the president has declared a few big programs off limits. According to a March White House statement, “The Trump Administration will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.” Sounds definitive, doesn’t it? Think again. There are several reasons to be worried.