Commentary: How the fight against antisemitism is now used to promote an ‘anti-woke’ agenda

When feckless agitators accuse Derek Penslar of antisemitism, you know that something has gone way off the rails. We should be clear: What they are attacking is not just an eminent scholar, but more broadly, the American university as the site of expertise and critical thinking.

Penslar, a Harvard history professor, is the embodiment of expertise. He was last week by that institution’s interim president, Alan Garber, to co-chair a task force on antisemitism at the university. In response to the announcement, right-wing media outlets.”