Alan Dershowitz
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Forget about anti-Semitism for a minute. The Harvard Corporation picked as its president, Claudine Gay, a clear DEI choice, a clear affirmative action choice, utterly unqualified, probably unqualified to be a professor, ultimately charged with plagiarism.
Forget about anti-Semitism for a minute. The Harvard Corporation picked as its president, Claudine Gay, a clear DEI choice, a clear affirmative action choice, utterly unqualified, probably unqualified to be a professor, ultimately charged with plagiarism.
Why would anybody pick Claudine Gay, who was against the First Amendment, against free speech, fired a professor because he represented somebody that she didn't like? And this is the corporation. headed by Penny Pritzker, who's still the chairman of the corporation. You'd think you'd fire the person who hired Claudine Gay to be the president, but no, she's still in the corporation.
Why would anybody pick Claudine Gay, who was against the First Amendment, against free speech, fired a professor because he represented somebody that she didn't like? And this is the corporation. headed by Penny Pritzker, who's still the chairman of the corporation. You'd think you'd fire the person who hired Claudine Gay to be the president, but no, she's still in the corporation.
Why would anybody pick Claudine Gay, who was against the First Amendment, against free speech, fired a professor because he represented somebody that she didn't like? And this is the corporation. headed by Penny Pritzker, who's still the chairman of the corporation. You'd think you'd fire the person who hired Claudine Gay to be the president, but no, she's still in the corporation.
And so the problem goes deeper than anti-Semitism. It goes deeper than any kind of bigotry. It goes to... changing Harvard's motto from veritas, truth, to mediocritas. We'll accept mediocrity now as long as it satisfies social justice principles. Yeah.
And so the problem goes deeper than anti-Semitism. It goes deeper than any kind of bigotry. It goes to... changing Harvard's motto from veritas, truth, to mediocritas. We'll accept mediocrity now as long as it satisfies social justice principles. Yeah.
And so the problem goes deeper than anti-Semitism. It goes deeper than any kind of bigotry. It goes to... changing Harvard's motto from veritas, truth, to mediocritas. We'll accept mediocrity now as long as it satisfies social justice principles. Yeah.
Yeah, it's $1,000 a cliche and she's getting paid.
Yeah, it's $1,000 a cliche and she's getting paid.
Yeah, it's $1,000 a cliche and she's getting paid.
Remember who Claudine Gay replaced two later was Larry Summers, who was the most brilliant president of Harvard, former Secretary of Treasury. He got fired not because of what he said about women. That was the excuse. He got fired because he was perceived by the left as being pro-Israel.
Remember who Claudine Gay replaced two later was Larry Summers, who was the most brilliant president of Harvard, former Secretary of Treasury. He got fired not because of what he said about women. That was the excuse. He got fired because he was perceived by the left as being pro-Israel.
Remember who Claudine Gay replaced two later was Larry Summers, who was the most brilliant president of Harvard, former Secretary of Treasury. He got fired not because of what he said about women. That was the excuse. He got fired because he was perceived by the left as being pro-Israel.
And in fact, there was a cartoon in one of the local newspapers, and it had Larry Summers on his hands and knees begging the corporation, saying, No, no, no, I didn't say women aren't good at math. I said Israel's an apartheid state. Now can I have my job back? So... ...started with the firing of Larry Summers, and...
And in fact, there was a cartoon in one of the local newspapers, and it had Larry Summers on his hands and knees begging the corporation, saying, No, no, no, I didn't say women aren't good at math. I said Israel's an apartheid state. Now can I have my job back? So... ...started with the firing of Larry Summers, and...
And in fact, there was a cartoon in one of the local newspapers, and it had Larry Summers on his hands and knees begging the corporation, saying, No, no, no, I didn't say women aren't good at math. I said Israel's an apartheid state. Now can I have my job back? So... ...started with the firing of Larry Summers, and...
When I started teaching at Harvard, I was the first, quote, Jewish Jew at Harvard, the first Jew who wore his Jewishness on his sleeve and stood up and defended the rights of Jewish students. Harvard had had a sordid reputation in relation to Jews for many years. And tragically, he's coming back. Look, Alan Garber is a very decent guy.
When I started teaching at Harvard, I was the first, quote, Jewish Jew at Harvard, the first Jew who wore his Jewishness on his sleeve and stood up and defended the rights of Jewish students. Harvard had had a sordid reputation in relation to Jews for many years. And tragically, he's coming back. Look, Alan Garber is a very decent guy.
When I started teaching at Harvard, I was the first, quote, Jewish Jew at Harvard, the first Jew who wore his Jewishness on his sleeve and stood up and defended the rights of Jewish students. Harvard had had a sordid reputation in relation to Jews for many years. And tragically, he's coming back. Look, Alan Garber is a very decent guy.