Trump’s revenge spree on Harvard echoes well beyond education | Jan-Werner Müller

Attacks on the university make clear that the administration will wield its power against anyone who incurs its displeasure

In record time, a court has at least temporarily put a stop to the Trump administration's latest attack on Harvard University, part of a larger retaliation spree that began in April.

On Thursday, Kristi Noem had revoked Harvard's certification to host international students, causing fear and existential uncertainty for thousands of young people and their families. The swift restraining order comes as a relief. But it is no cause for complacency.

Jan-Werner Muller is a Guardian US columnist and a professor of politics at Princeton University