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So what are some very low-hanging fruit items that are actionable in terms of regulations that could be easily rolled out that would have a high impact? Like what would you say are your top five things that you'd like to see happen?

So what are some very low-hanging fruit items that are actionable in terms of regulations that could be easily rolled out that would have a high impact? Like what would you say are your top five things that you'd like to see happen?

that will force the food companies to remove artificial food dyes. Right. So do you believe RFK is the guy who can make this happen? Obviously, that's just one of these health departments. We also have Marty McCary coming in with the FDA. Do you think this is the team that can get it done?

that will force the food companies to remove artificial food dyes. Right. So do you believe RFK is the guy who can make this happen? Obviously, that's just one of these health departments. We also have Marty McCary coming in with the FDA. Do you think this is the team that can get it done?

All right, well, Vani, thank you so much for coming on. Thank you for having me. That was Vani Hari, bestselling author, activist, and the creator of the Food Babe blog. And this has been a weekend edition of Morning Wire.

All right, well, Vani, thank you so much for coming on. Thank you for having me. That was Vani Hari, bestselling author, activist, and the creator of the Food Babe blog. And this has been a weekend edition of Morning Wire.

Joining us now to discuss the alleged plagiarism of her work by Harvard's former president and the academic integrity crisis is Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain, thank you for joining us.

Joining us now to discuss the alleged plagiarism of her work by Harvard's former president and the academic integrity crisis is Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain, thank you for joining us.

Now, in your new book, The Gay Affair, you recount your own experience as a victim of alleged plagiarism by Claudine Gay, Harvard's first black president. First, how did this experience shape your perspective on the systemic failures you critique in the book?

Now, in your new book, The Gay Affair, you recount your own experience as a victim of alleged plagiarism by Claudine Gay, Harvard's first black president. First, how did this experience shape your perspective on the systemic failures you critique in the book?

Yeah. Can you walk us through that? We followed it very closely here. But for any listeners who didn't, how exactly did Harvard respond to those accusations that came to light?

Yeah. Can you walk us through that? We followed it very closely here. But for any listeners who didn't, how exactly did Harvard respond to those accusations that came to light?

Yeah, indeed. Now, why do institutions like Harvard, in your opinion, struggle to hold faculty and administrators to the same ethical standards as they hold their students?

Yeah, indeed. Now, why do institutions like Harvard, in your opinion, struggle to hold faculty and administrators to the same ethical standards as they hold their students?

So you say the racial factor absolutely played a defining role in terms of how she was treated differently in this.

So you say the racial factor absolutely played a defining role in terms of how she was treated differently in this.

Yeah, for those not familiar with the kinds of standards that usually would be required for this level of an appointment, what would you normally expect in terms of productivity?

Yeah, for those not familiar with the kinds of standards that usually would be required for this level of an appointment, what would you normally expect in terms of productivity?

Yeah, so really there's a sense that they can do this with impunity because of this imbalance, as you say, financially. Like you noted, your book broadens out. It's not just about Claudine Gay, obviously. It's about a larger systemic problem. You use the phrase, the death of academic integrity writ large. Can you expand on that?

Yeah, so really there's a sense that they can do this with impunity because of this imbalance, as you say, financially. Like you noted, your book broadens out. It's not just about Claudine Gay, obviously. It's about a larger systemic problem. You use the phrase, the death of academic integrity writ large. Can you expand on that?