'On too many elite campuses, little seems to have changed'
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'Will Jewish students be safe this fall?'
Jason L. Riley at The Wall Street Journal
"Old habits die hard," says Jason L. Riley, and it "isn't clear that Jewish students returning to campus in the fall will feel any safer than they did in the spring, when buildings were occupied, property was destroyed, classes were held remotely, and graduation ceremonies were canceled." Colleges are "making a show of addressing antisemitism, but they're also equivocating." Students "disrupting classes, threatening fellow students and calling for the genocide of Jews isn't protected speech."
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'JD Vance keeps selling his soul. He's got plenty of buyers.'
Ed Simon at The New York Times
A brand of striving "so strong that it compels Faustus to sell what is most essential to him, must lie somewhere in the makeup of Sen. J.D. Vance," says Ed Simon. While "all politicians are ambitious," there is "something particularly noxious about Mr. Vance's posturing, which exceeds the run-of-the-mill Machiavellian self-interestedness that characterizes politics." Vance, a "possible heir to the MAGA movement," is also an "infernal creation of the powerful liberals who championed his writing and elevated his platform."
'Shannen Doherty was painted as a bad-girl "Veronica" stereotype. She deserved better.'
Rhonda Garelick at the Los Angeles Times
Shannen Doherty "represented a bit of reverse typecasting," says Rhonda Garelick. She "developed an off-camera 'bad girl' reputation" that was a "classic example of how much pop culture relies on stories of good and bad girls." This was "just a small part of a much larger, more profound narrative about heaven and hell, sin and morality." Doherty should be "seen as worthy of redemption, or better still, to be worthy of a more complex, honest and human narrative."
'Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed Armenians. It should pay a price.'
Thomas Becker at Newsweek
Azerbaijan's 2023 attack on Nagorno-Karabakh was "not merely a regional issue but a profound violation of human rights that demands global action," says Thomas Becker. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is "constantly ratcheting up vitriolic rhetoric and aggressive action against Armenians." The world "can begin redeeming itself by holding Azerbaijan to account," which would "not only constitute justice but would be critical to avoid incentivizing bad-faith players in the world ecosystem from carrying out other atrocities."
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Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.
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