Who could have possibly predicted that Terry McAuliffe would blow it in Virginia? Thousands of people, maybe millions
In a recent online event, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Lee Carter said he’s a supporter of the BDS movement. Other candidates declined to support the movement, but all defended the right to boycott.
On December 11, President Trump signed an executive order that effectively weaponizes antisemitism as a cudgel to beat back BDS activities on college campuses. The order threatens to withhold federal funding from universities if the government determines that they’ve failed to prohibit discrimination. Trump’s move was barely announced before a member of congress attempted to use the new playbook. Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) has sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking for Georgetown University to be investigated over its alleged anti-Israel bias.