UPenn students grapple with free speech and antisemitism
PhD student Hillah Kohen, an Israeli American who advocates for Palestinian rights and is highly critical of Israel’s military response in Gaza, was in the audience for the hearing. The…
Watch: Explosion in Tennessee as storm sweeps through
A funnel cloud moving over Madison, a suburb in Tennessee, caused electrical flashes and a small explosion seen in a video shared on social media. Parts of Tennessee were hit…
Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct? | naked capitalism
Germany’s Left Party dissolved its faction in the German Bundestag as of December 6. In October, prominent politician and former party parliamentary co-chair Sahra Wagenknecht announced that she was founding…
As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment
For years, conservatives have struggled to persuade American voters that the left-wing tilt of higher education is not only wrong but dangerous. Universities and their students, they’ve argued, have been…
A Fraught Question for the Moment: Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic?
The brutal shedding of Jewish blood on Oct. 7, followed by Israel’s relentless military assault on Gaza, has brought a fraught question to the fore in a moment of surging…
Giuliani to Go on Trial for Damages in Defamation Case
There will be no good news — only shades of bad — for Rudolph W. Giuliani when he appears in court on Monday for a trial to determine how much…
This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go
“E.A. is so 2019,” she said. “You go to their parties, the guys don’t know how to dress, and the conversations are totally controlled by these one or two thought…
America’s War for the Greater Middle East (Continued) | naked capitalism
Conor here: Bacevich framing it as an Israel-Hamas War obscures the fact it is an Israeli war of ethnic cleansing on Palestinians, and his plea that it should not become…
The Book World Still Isn’t Diverse. Dhonielle Clayton Is Trying to Change That.
One evening this fall, a crowd of writers and publishing professionals mingled in a speakeasy-style lounge in Midtown Manhattan. The party, hosted by a new company called Electric Postcard Entertainment,…
Columbia and N.Y.U. Would Lose $327 Million in Tax Breaks Under Proposal
State lawmakers will unveil legislation on Tuesday that would eliminate enormous property tax breaks for Columbia University and New York University, which have expanded to become among New York City’s…