Kirby on a Roll

A loyal reader wonders whether the over-representation (relative to the U.S. population) of anti-Semites on the campuses of elite universities is the fault of the faculty or the admissions departments. Are schools creating haters or recruiting them? Perhaps there is an academic researcher somewhere willing to explore this fascinating question of nature vs. nurture. In the meantime, a responsible adult off campus is giving the kids a free vocabulary lecture.

Don’t laugh, but once again in this topsy-turvy world a message of clarity and good sense is emanating from the podium of the White House press briefing room. Recently National Security Council spokesman John Kirby appropriately addressed the claims of the ironically titled Gaza Ministry of Health. On Monday Mr. Kirby was back at the podium with a helpful instruction on the correct use of a term that is among the political world’s most misused words. He also noted why people must remain free to use it. Here’s the White House transcript, beginning with a reporter’s question: