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Trump Is Wrong. Columbia Isn’t Anything Like Charlottesville

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I survived the deadly violence in Charlottesville, and am now a postdoctoral research scholar at Columbia University. To compare the two is unwarranted—and unconscionable.

Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Michael Gould-Wartofsky
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Students march and rally on Columbia University campus in support of a protest encampment supporting Palestinians, in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2024.
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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

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