I recognize that Columbia's leaders are under unprecedented pressure from a vicious federal government. But giving in to these demands will not be the end of it. There will be more demands, and more, and more. wsj.com/us-news/educat…

The library of Alexandria served for centuries as a place of scholarship and intellectual conversation until it fell victim to political vicissitudes and war; it remains a bright spot in historical memory. Photos of the great ⁦Kennan Institute⁩ library; taken April 2, 2025.

Classic.

Statement from the Philosophy Department at Columbia on the detention of their student (our student) Mohsen Mahdawi.

Had a fun and spirited conversation with Maria Snegovaya and Bryn Rosenfeld on Russian attitudes toward the war.

Happening NOW: #columbia faculty have started 25-hour speak out outside the university gates, calling for “academic freedom, student safety, human rights, protection of science, and shared governance”

A lot of people have chipped in to support n+1 since we learned our NEA funds were "terminated" and that funds were being "allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration’s agenda." To all who have subscribed, donated, bought from our shop: Thank you!!!

"Those who organized the murder of the Wilson Center did not hate the books. ... A Lithuanian Village offends no one who is offended by diversity, equity, and inclusion." Bravura essay by Michael Kimmage on the abandonment of the Kennan Institute library. libertiesjournal.com/online-article…

The correct critique of the Biden Administration's Ukraine policy is not that they didn't send enough weapons but that they once again underestimated how dangerous and unprincipled their successors would be.

How many people agree with the following obvious statement: Logan Rozos, the NYU student who spoke out against Israel's war on Gaza in his graduation speech, and Salman Rushdie, whose commencement speech at Claremont McKenna was cancelled, should both be allowed to speak.

Sure, you can quibble with the wording of this poll and its sample size (14 people), but actually I think this is a pretty reasonable position supported by roughly 85.7% of Americans.

“What he was really interested in, he said, was parlaying his wages as a deportation officer into buying Airbnbs.” nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…

I wrote about Tim Weiner's new book about the CIA in the 21st century, and his previous one (about the CIA in the Cold War). Richard Pipes once called the State Dept "world's largest law firm." CIA is more like world's largest graduate seminar--with guns! newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

Fascinating AI transcription. I understand not knowing who Khasbulatov ("husband") and Chubais ("Chewbice") are, but why replace apple cart with "Apple Car"? Apple doesn't even make a car!

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.forward.com/opinion/757549…

This is what Columbia students were recently punished for protesting. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…