Larry Kudlow: De-escalation has become a modern synonym for appeasement [Video]

The first thing I want to say is hats off to the New York Police Department. In less than two hours, they cleared Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall, getting the protesters out with no violence and seemingly no problems. 

No one will forget the pictures of the Emergency Service Unit going up a ramp and climbing through the windows of Hamilton Hall. There were about 100 of them, and it was a breathtakingly wonderful sight to behold. 

Why? Because at that moment, any sane person watching would have breathed a sigh of relief that the police were back in charge. The cavalry of good guys was back to restore law and order, and no one was hurt. Then the tents were cleared, and then the protesters were cuffed, put on the police buses and set off to jail. 

The thin blue line in New York City was back. One of the most welcome sights …