Tag Archives: israel

Biden Needs to Stand Up to the Hard-Left

In politics it’s usually a good idea to pick a lane and stay there. But on Gaza, Pres. Joe Biden is trying to thread a needle and that will not redound to his benefit. Biden has been supporting Israel in its war on Hamas, but he keeps looking over his shoulder at the tiny hard-leftContinue reading “Biden Needs to Stand Up to the Hard-Left”

University or Day Care?

In this morning’s Wisconsin State Journal story about the ongoing drama on the UW Madison campus I thought there were a couple of especially revealing quotes. The first comes from Samer Alatout, a professor of community and environmental sociology who claims to have been injured on Wednesday when police removed the encampment of pro-Palestinian protestersContinue reading “University or Day Care?”

Mnookin Messes Up

Yesterday I wrote that I sympathized with UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s plight. Today I’m not so sympathetic. On Wednesday morning Mnookin made a tough call. She ordered that the small encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Library Mall be removed. The police showed up and did their jobs, taking down the tents with minimum trouble, thoughContinue reading “Mnookin Messes Up”

The UW’s Tents Situation

UW Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin made a tough call. I think it was probably the wrong one. Yesterday, Mnookin ordered that the relative handful of tents on Library Mall be removed by force. I get it. The encampment violated campus rules. The protesters had been warned repeatedly. This should not have come as a surprise.Continue reading “The UW’s Tents Situation”

Do Protests Work?

I’m a free speech advocate. So, as campus protests over Gaza heat up, I sympathize with college administrators who have to balance the right to protest with the necessity of keeping their campuses safe and allowing normal campus life to continue. But, when push comes to shove (and there’s been way too much of bothContinue reading “Do Protests Work?”