I found myself in a "safe space" at Emory University talking with some of the students who marched on the president's office this week after feeling offended and even threatened. The offense? Trumpisms were chalked all over campus. Yes, really.

The kids were smart and nice as they explained the rally that has caused eye rolls worldwide. But part of me wondered whether the protest was about a perceived threat? Or just a way to for students to flex their new-found muscle of being offended.

Bill Torpy creates yet another microaggression with today's column on MyAJC.com

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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