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Recent protests across college campuses have exposed a pervasive anti-Israel sentiment in the halls of higher education. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Megyn Kelly highlights some segments from The Megyn Kelly Show this week, including Heather Mac Donald on left indoctrination of college students, Emily Jashinsky and Eliana Johnson on anti-Israel protesters, Piers Morgan on the petty tabloid Trump trial and Meghan Markle, and Dave Aronberg and Mike Davis on the truth about NDAs and "checkbook journalism," media hypocrisy, and Alec Baldwin's Crackhead Barney confrontation.

Jordan Klepper and Ronny Chieng dive into Trump’s double trials, as his lawyers argue to the Supreme Court that he should have complete immunity and David Pecker of “The Enquirer” airs out his dirty laundry. As protests for Gaza ramp up on college campuses, the de-escalation effort doesn't seem to be...de-escalating. Jordan and Ronny break down the police crackdown, as well as politicians like Mike Johnson and Benjamin Netanyahu weighing in. Plus, Kyle Chayka, New Yorker staff writer and author of “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture” sits down with Jordan and Ronny to discuss the effects of algorithm-based suggestions on how we experience taste and culture. 

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The war in Gaza has incensed communities across the world.

Many Jewish people say they do not feel safe on the streets of Western cities.

Many Muslims feel the horror facing innocent Palestinians is treated only as a second class concern.

And as with any emotive cause, a lot of people with no dog in the fight have moulded this crisis into a familiar battle of good and evil, oppressors and oppressed.

Hysterical scenes at some of America’s top universities this week have generated more coverage and commentary than the war itself.

Piers debates all that with Hasan Piker, Emily Austin, Esther Krakue and James Barr.

But first, Piers goes head-to-head with the performance artist has dominated timelines for days after achieving what previously seemed impossible - an outpouring of public sympathy for Alec Baldwin....'Crackhead Barney'

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Warning: this episode contains strong language.

Universities across the country strained under pressure to take a public position on the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

Nicholas Confessore, a political and investigative reporter for The Times, explains the story behind a congressional hearing that ended the career of one university president, jeopardized the jobs of two others, and kicked off an emotional debate about antisemitism and free speech on college campuses.

Guest: Nicholas Confessore, a political and investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Harvard’s governing body said it stood firmly behind Claudine Gay as the university’s president, a stance both praised and condemned by students, faculty and alumni.
• As fury erupts over campus antisemitism, conservatives have seized the moment.

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Michael Knowles sits down with some of the students protesting his speech at The University of Buffalo.

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