Paul, I agree. Public funding of research universities grew during WW-II as part of the defense establishment. The money is like a drug that can’t be stopped. The surprising thing is that rather than seeing the values of the military infiltrating and controlling the life of the univerities the opposite has occured. The values of obscurantist specialists and faculty grievance mongerers have infiltrated the government. Resources are wasted and our ability to react in a crisis is hindered.