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Pro-Palestinian Protests and Arrests at U.S. Colleges

With a fresh round of pro-Palestinian protests sweeping campuses nationwide, university administrators are cracking down. WSJ’s Melissa Korn explains what students are demanding and what it could mean for campus life going forward. Further Reading: -At Columbia, Discontent Grows Over Shafik’s Handling of Crisis -Pro-Palestinian Protests Force Colleges to Rethink Graduation Plans Further Listening: -Big Donors Clash with Universities Over Antisemitism, Free Speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

enApril 25, 2024

Frank Bruni: The Age of Grievance

Tocqueville noted that Americans forever brood over advantages they do not possess, but now our grievance culture has run amok. From the aggrieved-in-chief, Trump, who just can't catch a break, to the social justice warriors who apply the same lens to every situation, we're losing the line between what is righteous and what is bratty. Frank Bruni joins Tim Miller today.

show notes:

Frank's book, "The Age of Grievance."

en-usApril 23, 2024

Wealthy donors and campus speech

Investors poured record sums into high-yield bond exchange traded funds in November, Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday seek to face down rightwing Tory rebels by pushing ahead with his controversial Rwanda bill, and the FT’s Joshua Chaffin tells us about the wealthy donors pushing for US universities to crack down on antisemitism.

Mentioned in this podcast:

High-yield bond ETFs attract highest flows on record in November

Government to face down party rebels over Rwanda bill

The Ivy League, Wall St donors and the furore over antisemitism on campus

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enDecember 12, 2023

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Pro-Palestinian Protests and Arrests at U.S. Colleges

Frank Bruni: The Age of Grievance

Wealthy donors and campus speech