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Ep. 199: Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

Ep. 199: Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

FromSo to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast


Ep. 199: Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

FromSo to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

ratings:
Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The FIRE team gets together to discuss the October 7 attacks in Israel and the resulting censorship on college campuses in the United States.  FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff, Director of Campus Rights Advocacy Alex Morey, and General Counsel Ronnie London join host Nico Perrino for the conversation. ** We will conduct a listener survey starting Monday, Nov. 13. “So to Speak” listeners who subscribe to the show’s email list will receive an email with a link to the survey. If you are not an email subscriber, you can subscribe at the bottom of sotospeakpodcast.com or by subscribing to the general FIRE email list at thefire.org and noting that you would also like to subscribe to the “So to Speak” list. We appreciate your feedback: It will help us improve the show!   Timestamps 5:13 - October 7 attacks on Israel  6:04  - Greg’s initial thoughts  14:58 - Alex’s initial thoughts 20:29 - Protected vs. unprotected expression  28:11 - Statements from donors, students and faculty; double standards 40:49 - Institutional neutrality and the Kalven Report 51:01 - Combating Anti-Semitism, the Daryl Davis example  54:46 - Students for Justice in Palestine  1:01:48 - Tearing down posters    Show Notes Harvard student group letter (The public-facing Google Doc that originally hosted the letter was deleted.)  Bill Ackman letter to Harvard The Kalven Report Daryl Davis  FIRE Letter to University of Florida President Ben Sasse re: Students for Justice in Palestine (after recording this episode, Brandeis University derecognized its campus chapter of SJP. Here is FIRE’s letter to Brandeis). Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, and Marco Rubio call to revoke student visas  Trump Truth Social post calls for the expulsion of students who support Hamas  
Released:
Nov 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through personal stories and candid conversations. New episodes post every other Thursday.