WHO’S ALLOWED TO PROTEST? is an essential guide for understanding why some political voices are amplified, others are silenced, and how the fight over “who’s too elite” to dissent will determine our democratic fates.
In this electrifying blend of short history and manifesto, Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins picks apart the insult that demonstrators are merely elite status-seekers—and shows why the same complaints surfaced against Vietnam-era marchers, Iraq War protesters, and, most recently, the Gaza encampments that shook campuses nationwide.
Join us for the April 2026 online book club on Wednesday, April 1 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET with Bruce Robbins, author of Who’s Allowed to Protest? The event is free. Please come and ask questions!