A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.

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Suit Accuses N.Y.P.D. of Continued Aggression at Protests Over Gaza

The case, brought by civil rights lawyers, asks a judge to issue an order stopping the Police Department from “violently disrupting” pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York City.

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The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech

How Jonathan Greenblatt thinks about the line between legitimate protest and anti-Jewish hate.

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The Trump Administration Tried to Silence Mahmoud Khalil, So I Asked Him to Talk

The Palestinian activist discusses the Columbia protests, ICE detention and free speech in America.

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Georgetown Scholar Reaches Deal to Return to Work While Fighting Deportation

In a settlement, the government agreed to reinstate Badar Khan Suri’s legal status amid litigation over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him.

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Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump?

Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.

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How Campus Reform, a Tiny Conservative News Outlet, Pioneered the Attack on Colleges

Campus Reform was founded years ago to expose what it calls leftist bias on college campuses. The online site’s cause has gone from fringe to mainstream.

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‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza

After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.

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The Night the Andrea Doria Sank

Survivors of the 1956 disaster at sea, which killed 51 people, will gather this weekend in Manhattan.

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Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump

Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.

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