Editor’s note, June 5, 9:45 am ET: After this piece was published, Trump announced that he plans to block Harvard’s international students from entering the United States. The original story below was published on May 29.

The Trump administration’s recent decision to bar international students from attending Harvard University was less a policy decision than an act of war. The White House had hoped its opening salvo against the nation’s oldest university would yield the kind of immediate capitulation offered by Columbia University. When Harvard chose to fight back instead, Trump decided to hit the university where it hurts most.

The administration’s actions are illegal and were immediately stayed by a federal judge. But that won’t prevent real harm to students and higher learning.

While

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