“LATTE TOWN” ENTERS DOOM LOOP:

"Despite the often-stunning brilliance and laid-back, tolerant vibe of Burlington, enrollment at the University of Vermont has fallen precipitously, [which] has at least something to do with Burlington’s sketchy downtown area." https://t.co/o2pgkpEjT4

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 30, 2026

Also contributing to the descent of what David Brooks dubbed “Latte Town” in the mid-1990s is more than a soupçon of antisemitism: How Vermont Became Ground Zero for the Anti-Israel Movement.

Correlation of HATE HAS NO HOME HERE lawn signs to anti-Semitism remains undefeated https://t.co/mppRYcZqkg

— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) June 18, 2026