Tom PhillipsThe Elephant of GazaAn “elephant in the room” means a subject everyone is afraid to talk about, but which is too big and important to go away. On Manhattan’s…Sep 11Sep 11
Tom PhillipsThe Israel Lobby and UsColumbia University’s Law Review was taken offline Monday after its editors published an article that said Palestinians are living under a…Jun 6Jun 6
Tom PhillipsColumbia 4: Inside AgitatorsStudent protesters were camped on a Columbia University lawn again over the weekend, after taking over a big tent set up for Columbia’s…Jun 3Jun 3
Tom PhillipsColumbia 3: The People’s GraduationMore than a thousand students, faculty, parents and guests gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine today for a “People’s…May 16May 16
Tom PhillipsColumbia 2: The Moral High GroundLast night’s bust at Columbia University was the police equivalent of the Powell Doctrine in war —The application of overwhelming force to…May 1May 1
Tom PhillipsInside Columbia: The Nanny Police StateColumbia University’s experiment with a Nanny Police State — cracking down on some students in order to comfort others —didn’t last a day…Apr 23Apr 23
Tom PhillipsBiennial in a BagIt was almost as if the Whitney Museum of American Art didn’t want us there for the press preview of their 2024 Biennial — titled “Even…Mar 21Mar 21
Tom PhillipsHorse Sense: Servants and Servanthood in Jane AustenThis is an abridged, edited version of my article originally published by the Jane Austen Society of North America, as “What the Coachman…Jan 30Jan 30
Tom PhillipsMaking Peace in the Middle EastOn the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at the UN and in the Middle East, it has become impolitic to talk of Peace. Nobody wants it — it…Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
Tom PhillipsThe Phony War“It’s a hard way to fight a war — village by village, house by house — — with no guarantee of success.”Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
