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December 13, 2023

Fear of the Campus Left, Not Concern about Free Speech, Motivates University Presidents

Misdirected anger.

Last week’s congressional hearing on campus anti-Semitism has generated mainstream attention on the corruption of the universities in general, and the fact that they are increasingly becoming breeding grounds for hatred of Jews. Yet, Heather Mac Donald fears that both universities and those who want to save them will draw the wrong conclusions, and simply call for administrators to suppress anti-Israel speech with the same zeal with which they persecute “microaggressions” and forbidden opinions. She writes:

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December 13, 2023

  1. What Egypt Doesn’t Want for Gaza

    President Sisi fears an Israeli victory—but only because it might not be complete.

  2. Fear of the Campus Left, Not Concern about Free Speech, Motivates University Presidents

    Misdirected anger.

  3. Will Great Britain Protect Its Jews?

    Celebrating murder in London.

  4. Hanukkah Reminds Us That Freedom and Survival Only Come When We Fight for Them

    The holiday’s uncomfortable lesson.

  5. An Atheist’s Critique of Atheism, and Argument for Reading the Bible

    Humanism, pessimism, and other philosophical questions.