Amy Gutmann and Middle East Studies

"A Witch's Brew: The Gutmann Affair and Middle East Studies," is the title of my latest column for the Washington Examiner. It represents my most recent thoughts about a story that was broken on this blog and at Campus Watch.

I place Gutmann's infamous photo against the background of contemporary Middle East studies, which, as practiced in universities, are morally and intellectually bankrupt.

Pull quote:

Until real suicide bombers are met with the same moral and intellectual opprobrium meted out to history's other odious actors, be they Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot, Klansmen, slave traders, or the guards at Auschwitz, we'll continue to pay a heavy price through a weakened ability to withstand the threats from violent jihadists.