Category: USA
The Real Scandal of Campus Protest
Erik Baker in the Boston Review: One of the courses I teach is called “Science,…
‘A Majority of Democratic Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide’
Mehdi Hasan at Zeteo: Despite President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s impassioned…
The Game of Chicken Between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
“Since then, we’ve gotten out of the habit” Benjamin Parker at The Bulwark: Escalation management…
12 Republican Senators Letter to ICC Prosecutor Over Possible Netanyahu Arrest Warrants
by Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan: A group of influential Republican senators has sent a…
Indian Court Painting and an Eclipse
Morgan Meis at Slant Books: I happened to be in New York City a few…
The New York Case Against Trump Relies on a ‘Twisty’ Legal Theory That Reeks of Desperation
Jacob Sullum at Reason: Jurors in Donald Trump’s trial at the New York County Criminal…
A Barnard Professor on What Columbia Owes its Students Right Now
“If we are to reclaim our university, faculty and students must do it together.” By…
Gaza War and Students Protests: Perspectives on the Conflagration
The Ideas Letter: The war in Gaza has inspired powerful protest, unyielding contestation, and claims…
Why Do Immigrants Not Want American Citizenship?
Martin Mroz at Quora: There are a number of serious consequences of obtaining US citizenship…
The Genocide Question Plus College Protest Follow-Up
Liz Wolfe at the Reason: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is…
Protests and Solidarity
“There is something called the wisdom of crowds … “ Damir Marusic and Shadi Hamid…
Three Questions About Politics and the Campus Protests
By Jess Bidgood at The NY Times: The pro-Palestinian student encampments protesting the war in…