If you ever needed a clear case of how the judicial left plays defense for elite grifters, look no further than Biden-appointed Judge Angel Kelley blocking the Trump administration’s commonsense 15% cap on “indirect costs” for NIH grants.

What are “indirect costs”? Good question — because the universities sure won’t tell you. These are vague, unitemized overhead charges tacked onto research grants — basically, a blank check from taxpayers for Ivy League institutions to spend however they please.

Let’s look at the numbers: Harvard professor Elizabeth Janiak received $495,000 in federal funds for a study using “intersectional frameworks” to examine “power and oppression” in abortion. Real cutting-edge stuff. Out of that, $168,000 went to indirect costs — a stunning 51 cents on the dollar going not to science, but to Harvard’s administrative slush fund.

Let that sink in.

Judge Kelley says capping these runaway costs at 15% would be “disruptive.” Good. This whole system deserves disruption.

Because here’s the punchline: Private industry doesn’t even pay these “indirect” costs when they fund university research. They demand transparency. Accountability. But when the government doles out your money? The elite institutions get to keep their hand in your pocket with zero oversight.

And don’t tell us they need the cash. Harvard’s endowment is over $50 billion. That’s billion with a B. They’ve got more money than some countries — and they’re still coming for yours.

Even worse, this taxpayer-funded gravy train is being used to push woke ideology, not science. NIH grants are now fueling “research” that sounds more like gender studies seminar talking points than hard data. And the ruling class is just fine with that, as long as the checks keep clearing.

At a March 7 rally, Francis Collins — former NIH head — literally demanded more money for this bloated machine, even while preaching the gospel of DEI.

We’re supposed to trust these people?

Enough.

Taxpayer-funded research should mean real science with real outcomes — not golden parachutes for tenured radicals looking to validate leftist narratives under the guise of “research.” The Trump administration’s 15% cap is a small but vital step toward cleaning up this rigged game.

And if Harvard has to dip into that $50 billion piggy bank instead of yours? Cry us a river.