On March 8, 2025, Mahmoud Khalil was abducted by DHS agents, highlighting the troubling link between academia and state power, reminiscent of McCarthyism. Universities often suppress dissent and align with U.S. foreign policy, illustrated by Columbia University’s actions against student criticism of Israel and UC Berkeley’s compliance in disclosing faculty names for political investigations. This maintains a cycle of American ignorance regarding the consequences of U.S. interventions abroad, where dissenting voices are marginalized. Recent incidents, such as the cancellation of a job posting at CUNY for a scholar in Palestinian Studies, further demonstrate how political pressures distort academic inquiry.
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