The deeper story is that Washington’s military calculus has changed. The old assumption—that Iran could be bombed, contained, humiliated, and then brought quietly to the table—has met the hard surface of reality. American power remains immense. But immensity is not the same as usability. A superpower can destroy a great deal and still fail to produce a political result worth the price.
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Land-based reparations are also a form of redress for the territorial theft of colonialism.
Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little.
Yes, the peaceful protesters are interrupting the status quo – setting up encampments, even occupying university buildings. For instance, at Columbia University, students actually renamed the occupied Hamilton Hall, declaring its new name to be Hind’s Hall, after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli armed forces, along with the rest of her family (and several aid workers), as they were fleeing their home in Gaza. The point of the protests is, indeed, to change the world: to stop U.S., including university, support of the devastating “war” (i.e., carnage). They’re not trying to eliminate an enemy but, rather, illuminate the situation – putting themselves on the line to do so.