by jpitney | Dec 10, 2023 | Israel, Public Opinion
Ron E. Hassner at WSJ: When college students who sympathize with Palestinians chant “From the river to the sea,” do they know what they’re talking about? I hired a survey firm to poll 250 students from a variety of backgrounds across the U.S. Most said they supported...
by jpitney | Dec 9, 2023 | Public Opinion, Youth
Nick Robertson at The Hill A fifth of Americans ages 18-29 believe the Holocaust was a myth, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. While the question only surveyed a small sample of about 200 people, it lends credence to concerns about rising...
by jpitney | Dec 8, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Andrew Solender at Axios: Driving the news: The House voted 214-191 on Thursday to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for pulling a Capitol Hill fire alarm ahead of a vote in September to head off a government shutdown. Just three Democrats joined Republicans in...
by jpitney | Dec 7, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
I never quit. pic.twitter.com/W21dySmsXo — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) September 19, 2023
by jpitney | Dec 7, 2023 | Higher Education
Katherine Knott at Inside Higher Ed: The failure of three college presidents to clearly say Tuesday that calling for the genocide of Jewish people violated their campus policies quickly went viral on social media—galling alumni, free speech experts and advocates in...
