‘Free Speech’ Debate in the West

I Don’t Have to Post About My Outrage. Neither Do You.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/opinion/social-media-israel-palestine.html
There’s a facile version of taking a stand on social media that generates righteous back patting but reduces complex issues to a simple yes or no. Taking simplistic stands can also lead to twisting words. Concern for Palestinians is portrayed as support for Hamas or hatred toward Israel or Jews in general. Anger about Hamas’s deadly attacks on Israeli citizens — or any mention of antisemitism — is portrayed as denigrating the dignity of all Palestinian lives. This kind of thinking is deeply unserious and further fuels hostilities, warping nuanced positions into extremism and mistaking tweet-length expressions of outrage for brave action in the face of atrocity.

Why Big Money Can’t Easily Change Campus Politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/opinion/harvard-penn-donors.html

 
The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/opinion/israel-hamas-universities.html

Speak Out on Israel-Hamas War or Stay Quiet? Both Are Risky, Colleges Find
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/speak-out-on-israel-hamas-war-or-stay-quiet-both-are-risky-colleges-find-ba72aa91

 
As War Rages in Gaza, Colleges Feel the Heat. Here Are 5 Things to Know.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/as-war-rages-in-gaza-colleges-feel-the-heat-here-are-5-things-to-know
 
After Writing an Anti-Israel Letter, Harvard Students Feel the Repercussions
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/harvard-students-israel-hamas-doxxing.html