The Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-24
Osamah F. Khalil’s A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden
“Under...Donald Trump, the lines between the war on drugs and the war on terror have become increasingly indistinguishable” –Henry Richard Maar III
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You're probably aware of @equalityalec.bsky.social's "Copaganda" which covers this kinda bullshit a lot, but if it's not on your radar I'd check out @osamahkhalil.bsky.social's book "A World of Enemies" which has a nice hefty chunk dedicated to how America turned criminals into enemies of the state.
The IDF shot and killed "The Pele of Palestine", Sulaiman al Obaid, while he waited on line for food. No comment from FIFA. So we've made calls to FIFA. Whatever good that will do, at minimum aren't going to afford them the privilege of looking away. www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
Osamah Khalil on how, both domestically and abroad, American elites have conjured existential nemeses who must be dealt with through never-ending militarization.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/osamah-...
Warum befinden sich die USA seit Jahrzehnten in einem Zustand permanenter Kriegsführung? Osamah F. Khalil zeigt, wie außenpolitische Konflikte mit innenpolitischen Feindbildern verknüpft sind. Arno Mohr lobt die Analyse. @harvardpress.bsky.social
Osamah Khalil on how, both domestically and abroad, American elites have conjured existential nemeses who must be dealt with through never-ending militarization. www.currentaffairs.org/news/osamah-...
“World of Enemies” by Osamah Khalil is a fundamental contribution to the critical debate on America’s preference for militarized approaches to domestic and foreign challenges. My review via Informed Comment. www.juancole.com/2025/06/enem...
Ta-Nehisi Coates quote, "We are at a moment right now where people are asking themselves why can't the Democratic Party defend this assault on democracy... and I would submit to you that if you can't draw the line at genocide, you probably can't draw the line at democracy."
THREAD: It's been one year since the mob attack on UCLA's Palestine Solidarity Encampment. Most of what you've heard about this is completely wrong. I filed a lawsuit with a team of lawyers against UCLA and the mob attackers two weeks ago. Here's the real story. 1/13
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Nothing to see here…..
One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
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A vital theme of my new book: how did liberal institutions--news outlets, professors, non-profits--help lead us to this authoritarian moment? What can we do about it? This is one of the most important interviews I've done: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
“Facing pressure to scrub its website of diversity and inclusion references, a Japanese American National Museum leader says the museum will ‘scrub nothing.’” 🔥
Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States?
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THIS. IS. GOING. TO. BE. HUGE.
Come join us! I’m not even sure if there are RSVP spots left but RSVP anyway we’ll make room for you!
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
I talked to Hell Gate about things that are going on over here at NYU. Check it out.
Thanks for the kind words!
