Whatever the merits of the Palestine protests, they are shining a bright light on the dysfunctions of US higher education. More faculty are speaking up, parents are asking questions, reporters are commenting on curricula, and much more. This focused attention is long overdue.

As pro-Palestine protests spread at US universities, the expected benefits of participation are growing, and, simultaneously, the expected costs to students are falling. Judging by the postings of random pro-Palestine students, many are beginning to see joining in as a rite of…

US universities did not go off track after October 7, or as encampments started going up on campuses across the nation. Events since October 7 have merely exposed the discriminatory practices of universities. It has become clear as daylight that the feelings of some identity…

Information does not become “misinformation” just because you find it offensive, or you can’t reconcile it with your favored narrative, or it undermines your political goals. It becomes misinformation if you establish its falsity through logic and/or evidence.

“units” … “gross human rights abuses” … “continue sending aid” (Clip: New York Times)