The GOP has made clear it wants to police colleges in new ways. Now Republicans will control Congress. And Linda McMahon, a staunch Trump ally, is in line to lead the Education Department. There’s an irony to how some Republicans are thinking about policing the nation’s colleges. On the one hand, conservatives believe in small government and fewer regulations. An executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2017 directed every federal agency, including the U.S. Department of Education, to “alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens.” Before he secured a second term this month, Trump called for the Education Department to be dismantled. On the other hand, Republicans have become increasingly critical of "liberal indoctrination" on campus and are pitching big ideas about reforming how colleges work. But some of those proposals would likely require more government intervention, not less.
