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Tim Dillon: Harvard has been "captured in a quasi-religious cult of insanity"

April 25, 2025 / 01:04

This episode discusses higher education in America, focusing on Harvard's practices, discrimination in schools, and the financial implications of elite institutions.

The conversation highlights the perceived embarrassment surrounding American universities, particularly Harvard, with a critique of their approach to education and inclusivity. The speaker mentions how Harvard's actions have influenced other schools, leading to a broader culture of discrimination.

Specific examples include the removal of advanced placement courses in local schools, which the speaker argues is a misguided attempt to avoid making students feel bad. This reflects a troubling trend in education that the speaker believes undermines academic rigor.

Financially, the episode questions why wealthy institutions like Harvard, with significant capital and income, should not be taxed, especially when much of their resources are not directly benefiting students.

TLDR

The episode critiques Harvard and U.S. education for discrimination and financial practices, questioning the value of elite institutions.

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Harvard. Are we selling that to China? I'm for that. China's too smart to buy Harvard.

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With 20 plus years of discrimination, what Harvard did was made it fashionable for other schools to discriminate. It

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doesn't just touch the universities. It starts to touch the high schools and the

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middle schools. Where we live, we had some morons at the board of education decide to take away AP calculus and AP

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math because it made people feel bad. It's absolutely ridiculous. The word is embarrassment. It is impossible to look

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at higher education in America right now and not be embarrassed. These should be

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the shining example of, as Shmath was saying, institutions that prepare people for the real world. But what they really

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are, they've all been captured in this quasi religious cult of insanity. I think if these institutions are going to

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follow that path, they're going to have to live and die on their own. They're not going to be able to be taxpayer,

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subsidized, and funded. I don't know why an institution that has 53 billion of capital and is making probably four or

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five billion a year shouldn't pay taxes on that income. The majority of the capital is not being used to educate

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students. The majority of the capital is being used to reinvest to make new

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Episode Highlights

Discrimination in Education
Harvard's actions have made discrimination fashionable across schools.
“What Harvard did was made it fashionable for other schools to discriminate.”
@ 00m 08s
April 25, 2025
Embarrassment in Higher Education
The current state of higher education is a source of embarrassment.
“It is impossible to look at higher education in America right now and not be embarrassed.”
@ 00m 27s
April 25, 2025
Taxation of Educational Institutions
Should wealthy institutions like Harvard pay taxes on their income?
“I don't know why an institution that has 53 billion of capital shouldn't pay taxes.”
@ 00m 51s
April 25, 2025

Episode Quotes

These should be the shining example of institutions that prepare people for the real world.
Tim Dillon: Harvard has been "captured in a quasi-religious cult of insanity"
They're going to have to live and die on their own.
Tim Dillon: Harvard has been "captured in a quasi-religious cult of insanity"

Key Moments

Discrimination Discussion00:05
Educational Policies00:17
Embarrassment in Education00:27
Financial Accountability00:51