We don’t agree on all that much – though I agree mercenaries aren’t the way to conduct US foreign policy on pragmatic, moral, political, constitutional, and economic reasons – but I’m just not following you here.
DeVos should be opposed to this move by Rice because Rice, a private institution 100 years old, ought not spend its money as it sees fit? Betsy DeVos doesn’t want Rice to spend money on nice things because she’s a bad person? People and companies make a bunch of money and give it to Rice on a tax-preferred basis. Rice decides how to spend the money according to its charter to up their profile and attract more and better students. I see not the first reason Betsy DeVos could give a shit.
38 REASONS BETSY DeVOS HATES PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY ON STUFF!
#14 IS GIVING KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT AT THE GOVERNMENT’S EXPENSE!