Why Columbia gave in to Trump’s extortion

On July 23, Columbia University entered into a resolution agreement with the federal government to settle claims that it didn’t do enough to prevent harassment of Jewish students.

Columbia promised to pay $200 million in fines, plus $21 million to settle employment discrimination claims. It also agreed to a raft of policy changes, pledging to further support Jewish students, to comply with laws banning consideration of race in admissions and hiring, to provide the government with admissions...