Yesterday, John looked at the partial walkback by some of the Harvard students who originally blamed the entire Hamas invasion on Israel. Described as “having second thoughts,” it appeared that some of the students really perked up their ears after Harvard grad Bill Ackman, the billionaire founder of hedge fund giant Pershing Square Capital Management, began demanding a list of names of members of the groups who wrote the letter of blame. He wanted to ensure that none of his fellow Wall Street titans ever “inadvertently hired” any of the students who would espouse such noxious views. The virtual ink was no sooner dry on Ackman’s tweet before Harvard groups were disavowing the letter and board members of other groups were quitting in protest. The New York Post rounded up some of the details of the retreat.Read More
So this is what it took for Harvard students to (briefly) wake up
