InfluenceWatch Podcast #297: Antisemitism’s Link to Affirmative Action (with Heather Mac Donald)

In the wake of the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s military response, America’s higher education institutions have been riven by radical pro-Palestinian demonstrations and a donor revolt against administrations that seem to be indifferent to antisemitism. To give some background on the strife in higher education and how we got to the point where Ivy League presidents could not explicitly condemn calls for genocide before Congress, the Manhattan Institute’s Heather Mac Donald joins us.

Listen to “Episode 297: Antisemitism’s Link to Affirmative Action” on Spreaker.

• Manhattan Institute: When Race Trumps Merit
• Wall Street Journal: DEI Drives Campus Antisemitism
• Tablet Magazine: It’s Time for Congress to Open Harvard’s Books
• Capital Research Center Video: Affirmative Action Hurts Those It’s Intended To Help