The Hill Discovers 'Both Sides' Attack Free Speech—Except When They Agree
"Attacks on campus speech come from both sides," declares The Hill, offering a master class in false equivalence. This narrative conveniently sidesteps the documented campaign, often fueled by well-funded organizations like AIPAC and its offshoots, to silence and punish students and faculty for criticizing Israeli government policies. While 'both sides' may have vocal opinions, only one side
typically faces doxxing trucks, job losses, and university investigations orchestrated by external pressure groups. (Remember Alan Dershowitz's call to "destroy Hamas supporters" on campuses? A mere opinion, surely.) When one side's 'attack' on speech involves holding signs and chanting, and the other involves multi-million dollar lobbying efforts leading to university sanctions and congressional
hearings (hello, Claudine Gay), perhaps the scale isn't quite as balanced as The Hill suggests. It's a miracle of journalistic impartiality that they can ignore the vast power differential, the actual consequences. How charming.