When I first discovered the work of Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi [pictured], I did come to one conclusion: His thoughts may be bizarre but they are his own. Now, I am not so sure.
Read the articleIn yet another revealing example of its hypocrisy and obtuseness when assessing the consequences of its own behavior, the University of Chicago’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was again whining about being victimized by ideological opponents. What was SJP’s complaint this time? In a letter to the editor in the university’s newspaper, […]
Read the articleIf Columbia University’s Center for Palestine Studies gets any more anti-Israel than it already is, it will have to register as a foreign agent.
Read the articlePro-Israel people will be a big part of the incoming Trump administration, warned one Columbia University professor: A Columbia University professor notorious for promoting anti-Israel boycotts was forced to walk back comments warning that Israel supporters will “infest” the United States government after Donald Trump’s inauguration. “There are a group of people, a lot of […]
Read the articleEditor’s Note: This article originally appeared at the Times of Israel. In April of 2012, the California Association of Scholars, a division of the National Association of Scholars, prepared a report for the University of California Regents entitled, “A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the University of California.” In that […]
Read the articleA good take from Michelle Malkin on the Ted Cruz media frenzy by highlighting how they ignore Obama’s support of an anti-Israeli scholar. In 2003, when Obama was a 42-year-old state senator and rising Democratic star in Illinois, he delivered a gushing address at a farewell gala for Rashid Khalidi. At the time, Khalidi taught […]
Read the articleA pair of activists in the state of Washington are promoting an anti-Israel curriculum that high school social studies teachers are considering adopting. Ed Mast and Linda Bevis, of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, have developed “The Palestine Teaching Trunk.” Bevis gave a presentation on it in October at the Washington State Council for the Social […]
Read the articleIt turns out that the gatecrasher who partied at the White House may have had ties to not only the Obamas but also to a professor whom AIA has covered.
Read the articleIt turns out that the “change agent” running for president has yet another colorful associate the media seldom ask him about.
Read the articleOne possible unintended consequence of staying in Iraq for 100 years that John McCain probably never contemplated is the prospect of professors staging anti-war protests for the next century.
Read the articleCritics of Israel have their own Amen Corner, in academia.
Read the articleAt its 20th anniversary dinner, Accuracy in Academia will make its first annual presentation of its Little Churchill awards, named after Ward not Winston, for dubious academic achievement.
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