If you were genuinely interested in helping Harvard address racism and anti-semitism, is this the solution you'd come up with? If you were concerned about the harm caused by student protests to the student population, is this the solution you'd come up with? Let's expel international students?

This is bonkers. I don't believe Trump cares about anti-semitism. Conflict with a country's officials isn't conflict with their people and religion. I have Jewish friends in Isreal who feel conflicted about their own president. This doesn't make them anti-semites, it just makes them voters.

Mixed feelings on Alcatraz. Con: ROI. You don't need to put a prison on an island to make it secure, but you do if you want to ensure the cost skyrockets needlessly. Pro: All the energy the right spends distracted by nonsense is less for substantive fights. Sure, go die on that hill/island.