Elise Stefanik's "Poisoned Ivies" excerpt on the hearing that went viral

Elise Stefanik: The Moment The Ivy League Lost The Country

The following is an excerpt from the new book ​​”Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America’s Elite Universities,” by Elise Stefanik (Threshold Editions, April 14, 2026)* * *America’s higher education system is in the midst of a historic reckoning. The compact that existed for generations between our republic, the American people, and our institutions of higher learning has irrevocably broken down. Universit

POLITICS: Elise Stefanik and the sick truth of colleges’ moral collapse

With one question, Rep. Elise Stefanik became the general of a war against antisemitism on college campuses across America: “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate your university’s code of conduct?” The Ivy League presidents she questioned in December 2023 — just weeks after the atrocities of Oct. 7 led to an explosion of antisemitism at their schools — couldn’t answer it. With one question during congressional hearings on campus antisem…

Elise Stefanik's "Poisoned Ivies" excerpt on the hearing that went viral

What did Stefanik expect when she asked university presidents what she thought was a softball question? Not the answers she got.