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Trump’s Attack on Universities Rests on a Lie

JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Beinart critiques the Trump administration's accusation against universities like Columbia University for fostering antisemitism, highlighting the irony given the presence of antisemitic attitudes within the administration's own support base. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PalestineTrump AdministrationPeter BeinartAnti ZionismUniversitiesColumbia UniversityUniversity Of ChicagoEnvironmental Sustainability

Places mentioned

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"My wife and two children were evacuated to Oman, while many of my relatives remain in Gaza under extremely difficult conditions."
Egypt
"Theyre trying to raise the money to seek medical care in Egypt."
Oman
"My wife and two children were evacuated to Oman, while many of my relatives remain in Gaza under extremely difficult conditions."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"On March 10 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and at St Davids Episcopal Church."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"On Monday, March 17, Ill be speaking at Mishkan Shalom synagogue in Philadelphia."
New York, United States
"On Tuesday, March 18, Ill be debating an old classmate, Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute, on the proposition The oppression of Palestinians in non-democratic Israel has been systematic and profound at the Soho Forum in New York."
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
"On Tuesday, March 25, Ill be speaking at Middlebury College."
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"On Wednesday, April 9, Ill be speaking at United Parish in Brookline, Massachusetts."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"On Tuesday, April 29, Ill be speaking twice in Washington, DC: at Noon at Georgetown University and at 6 PM with Mehdi Hasan at Busboys and Poets."

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