Hawks and Restraintists Battle for Donald Trump’s Ear
The forces shaping Middle East strategy.
April 10, 2025
“Anti-Semitism is real but absolutely nothing must be done about it.”
In a recent New York Times essay, the president of Wesleyan College, Michael Roth, argued that Jews should be wary, if not frightened, by the Trump administration’s efforts to curb anti-Semitism on university campuses—expressing a sentiment that is gaining traction in many circles. Seth Mandel dismantles Roth’s argument, which rests largely on muddying the waters, misdirection, and what Mandel terms “fascism by association.”
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Why should any country let hostile foreign politicians inside its borders?
“Anti-Semitism is real but absolutely nothing must be done about it.”
Adolph Hanf and David Moser, of blessed memory.
Kidnapped choruses.