I’m Jewish. I did my PhD at Columbia. I graduated January 2024.
You know what made me feel safe? Solidarity between Palestinian and Jewish students protesting the genocide of Palestinians by Israel in Gaza.
You know what makes me feel unsafe? Fascist presidents using my identity to further their agenda.
~fin~
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
But that’s not what we have seen with our own eyes in these last 10 years. This is not 1850. A single wealthy evil man very skilled in the art of brainwashing has all the technological tools at his disposal to influence minds. American minds in 2024 are nothing like they were back then. Until our national security takes seriously the risk of a single evil person’s ability to maliciously influence the masses we will be sorely challenged to keep our democracy functioning