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The Columbia Protests Made the Same Mistake the Civil Rights Movement Did
Last week I wrote about the protests that had come to dominate my professional home, Columbia University, and make headlines…
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Winners and Losers of the Columbia Protests? History Will Tell.
Activism often lands on the right side of history. But history also shows that tactical mistakes — and smashing windows…
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Friday Briefing
Hamas considers a cease-fire.
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Biden Denounces Violence on Campus, Breaking Silence After Rash of Arrests
President Biden broke days of silence on Thursday to finally speak out on the wave of anti-Israel protests on American…
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Campus Protests Aren’t Going Away. Colleges Need to Draw Lines.
Student protests across the country continue to escalate, leading to mass arrests and police action. In this conversation with politics…
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What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff
At Portland State University’s crescent-shaped library, students can normally peer through floor-to-ceiling windows at the leafy green spaces below. But…
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Eric Adams Seizes Role as Face of the Crackdown on Student Protests
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday defended the overnight arrests of nearly 300 campus protesters in New York City, praising the…
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Hamilton Hall Has a Long History of Student Takeovers
Hamilton Hall, the building at Columbia University that protesters occupied early Tuesday morning, has been occupied several times by student…
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A Small Campus in the Redwoods Has the Nation’s Most Entrenched Protest
Pro-Palestinian protesters have occupied the administration building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt for the past week and forced a…