Spoke with @NYMag for this piece and came away feeling genuinely optimistic. The Democratic bench is strong—we've got talent across the map with different approaches and ideas. Now if the gerontocracy can get out of the way (see Rebecca Traister's terrific piece)...

"...a university that chooses to honor a student for his or her intellectual achievement — and then punishes that student when he or she dares to make a controversial argument — has lost its grasp on the purpose of higher education, not to mention the sanctity of free speech."

Jesus this is a kidnapping video of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk being detained by plain clothes immigration forces. Remember that Columbia agreed to a "no masks" policy for its fucking students while these thugs keep their faces covered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFI...