Threats to Academic Freedom

Harry Targ

Political elites (both liberal and conservative) have been working for years to repeal the 1960s on college campuses. As Naomi Klein has argued about economic policies, during periods of "shocks" ruling elites take the opportunity to institute policies that had been previously rejected. The war against Gaza and the use of antisemitism have provided the shocks to rationalize the reversal of university campuses as sites for vigorous discussion and debate. This article documents some of the new repressive policies instituted by major universities.

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