Jeffrey C. Isaac

Jeffrey C. Isaac is the James H. Rudy of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington. He speaks for himself, always; makes no claim to speak for his institution; and indeed wants to make very clear that he is strongly dissents from what his institution’s leadership is now doing.

A protester holds a placard reading, “Jews for a Free Palestine,” in Dunn Meadow at Indiana University to demonstrate against the Israeli ground operation into Gaza. The rally was titled, “Stand With Gaza. Rally and Mourn the Innocent Lives of Palestinians.”

Indiana University Caves to Political Pressure by Suspending a Tenured Professor Indiana University Caves to Political Pressure by Suspending a Tenured Professor

Activism / January 10, 2024 Indiana University Caves to Political Pressure by Suspending a Tenured Professor There is a perfect storm of repression overtaking college campuses,…

Jan 10, 2024 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaves the US Capitol on May 18, 2023.

Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous

Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry.

Nov 29, 2023 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

AOC Knows What She’s Doing

AOC Knows What She’s Doing AOC Knows What She’s Doing

What are the risks and benefits of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders?

Oct 16, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Warren Washington Square

The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified

Nobody owns the working class—or the warrant of “History.”

Sep 19, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Pete Buttigieg 2020

For Agonistic Respect on the Left For Agonistic Respect on the Left

More than ever, we must embrace the ability to be sharply critical without being destructive and hostile.

Apr 9, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Hillary Clinton

To My Friends on the Left: Hillary Clinton Is Not the Enemy To My Friends on the Left: Hillary Clinton Is Not the Enemy

In James Comey’s latest investigation, too many of you see the right’s caricature of “Crooked Hillary.”

Oct 31, 2016 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

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