Jim Butcher in Spiked says the debate over free speech is riddled with hypocrisy as left and right alike take a partial, partisan view of what academics should be allowed to say. This is epitomized in the recent free speech row between the UK’s Conservative government and the University and College Union.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


