Columbia professor Joseph Howley (@illdottore.bsky.social) says he and many colleagues have been warning that suppression of the Palestine solidarity movement is part of a larger right-wing attack on education, only to be ignored by the Columbia administration.

Civility is a weapon when wielded by those who demand politeness while enforcing brutality. They call for decorum as they cage millions, for measured debate as they rain fire on cities. The contradiction isn’t accidental. It’s how power masks violence with a smile.