Salem on the Thames: Moral Panic, Anti-Zionism, and the Triumph of Hate Speech at Connecticut College

In The Spring Of 2015, A Post-modern Version Of The Salem Witchcraft Trials Took Place At Connecticut College On The Thames River. Only This Time Instead Of Sorcery It Was Zionism; Instead Of Punishing In The Name Of God's Law It Was In The Name Of Anti-hate Speech And Inclusive Excellence; Instead Of Young Teenage Girls Leading The Hysteria It Was College-aged Social Warriors Stampeding 200 Professors Into Sacrificing One Of Their Colleagues, And Thereby Contributing To A Wave Of Administration-promoted Hate-speech At Their College. The Pessin Affair Offers Us A Case Study In A Tendency Towards Public Shaming That Not Only Deeply Compromises The Integrity Of Academia, But Increasingly Spreads To Many Aspects Of Our Society, So Susceptible To Media-driven Feeding Frenzies--