The American Political Science Association shows how "political" they are:
On July 13, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education passed its FY18 appropriations legislation. The bill eliminates funding for the Fulbright-Hays program at the Department of Education, which administers doctoral dissertation fellowships, group training and research projects, and seminars abroad for students and faculty studying the humanities, language, and area studies. The full House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the legislation on July 19.
There's more:
To contact your congressional representatives and oppose the elimination of the Fulbright-Hays programs, use the National Humanities Alliance’s action center.
The court intellectuals demand bigger government which lines their pockets.