Gaza watch: Aid Groups Want To Prolong War

Israel’s attempt to provide food aid to Gazans is being rejected by humanitarian groups, as they believe it is a tactic to maintain control over essential items. The United Nations criticizes the plan, claiming it aims to support the Palestinian population without benefiting Hamas, which is known to harm non-Hamas individuals seeking aid. The UN’s funding for Palestinian refugee schools allegedly supports Hamas’ agenda and promotes anti-Semitic teachings, further fueling the conflict rather than resolving it.

Conservative: Dodging the Tariff Apocalypse

Despite initial concerns about President Trump’s tariff policies, the feared disastrous impact has not yet materialized according to The Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker. The current tariffs in place are still relatively minor, but there are growing concerns about the potential consequences, especially the high duties on imports from China. While challenges lie ahead, such as disruptions in supply chains, there are also opportunities to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign economies, illustrating a mixed outcome of Trump’s tariff strategy.

Culture critic: Everyone’s Cheating in College

Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, college students have increasingly turned to AI for assistance with homework tasks, exposing a widespread dependency on technology in education. Professors are concerned that AI may diminish the learning experience, but the prevailing trend indicates a shift away from traditional intellectual engagement in higher education. The convenience and efficiency offered by AI tools like ChatGPT have highlighted deficiencies in the educational system, emphasizing a departure from the ideal of fostering deep intellectual exploration in college environments.

From the right: Biden’s Decline Was No Secret

“There is an inside story” and “an outside story of Biden’s decline,” argues the Washington Examiner’s Byron York after new insider revelations about efforts to cover up the then- president’s “senescence.” Both the White House and its media allies denied “that the president had a serious problem” though it was evident to the public. “Another way to put it would be to say that the inside story was the effort to deny the outside story existed.” Clearly, White House aides “went beyond simple denial” while supporters in the media “attacked those who said Biden had a problem.” Only now are Americans “learning more about the lengths to which the Biden team and its many allies in politics and media went to conceal the truth.”

Ed desk: Crimson vs. Orange

“The battle is on between Harvard, which did not want battle, and the Trump Administration that sought it,” warns Harvey C. Mansfield at The Harvard Crimson. “A major concern among the Trump Administration is Harvard’s lack of viewpoint diversity”; “Harvard’s one-sided fondness for the left” provoked the fight. “Why should Harvard be independent? Because it helps society; it’s worth the money!” Yet “to depend on the courts to defend its independence is still dependence, and it offers only tenuous relief from a Trumpist siege.” And “this gratuitous partisan attitude” will not “preserve Harvard’s independence” but endanger it. “There is much to gain and little to lose in welcoming conservatives to share our company.” “A wiser politics than devotion to a single party would have” served the school far better.”

— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board