Unusual language here in the New York Times’ claim that the Trump administration is trying to “reshape institutions that it views as cathedrals of liberalism.” What is the definition of a “cathedral of liberalism” and what right does Trump have to “reshape” it?

The Trump administration has largely targeted elite private universities in recent parts as part of what it has depicted as a campaign to fight antisemitism and reshape institutions that it views as cathedrals of liberalism.
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Well, the Times is correct that the administration is going after liberalism. The error is in not understanding that the target is actually classical liberalism as a foundation for representative democracy

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