What’s been written about far less is the silence on the part of corporations and businesses. I’m imagining companies are seeing which way the wind is blowing with universities, and are deciding: no way. (I’ve been part of many decisions about how and when to weigh in on issues — I can all but guarantee this is what is happening.)

And it would be fine. I mean, what do CEOs know about the history of the conflict in the Middle East? Probably, in most cases, very little.

Except . . . these companies have had no problem denouncing every incident of bigotry and violence and commenting on every polarizing issue under the sun in the past five years.

I dare you to find a company that didn’t post a black square on Instagram during the summer of 2020.