Libya Gave Up Its Nuclear Aspirations Completely. Can Iran Be Induced to Do the Same?
When America showed its willingness to use force.
April 18, 2025
Harvard’s Former President Goes Wobbly on Anti-Semitism
Perhaps Larry Summers sees anti-Semitism as a temporary but unfortunate illness.
Currently Harvard University is locked in a battle with the Trump administration, which has withheld billions of dollars from the school after its refusal to protect the civil rights of Jewish students. Larry Summers, the former Harvard president who years ago spoke forcefully and perceptively about the growing legitimation of anti-Semitism on American college campuses, has responded by siding publicly with Harvard. While there are serious conversations to be had about the degree to which the federal government should force its will on private institutions, Summers had weeks earlier made clear his lack of resolve, as Meir Soloveichik wrote at the time:
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The Attack on Governor Shapiro Is Symptomatic of the Pro-Palestinian Movement
The correct Jewish response comes straight out of the Haggadah.
Harvard’s Former President Goes Wobbly on Anti-Semitism
Perhaps Larry Summers sees anti-Semitism as a temporary but unfortunate illness.
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