Project Esther and the Weaponization of Anti-Semitism

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, History, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this first part of a two-part series on the Israel-Palestine conflict, I start by looking at the Heritage Foundation's campaign to characterize any criticism of Israel or advocacy for Palestinians as anti-Semitism and to exploit that as a cudgel against free speech, academic freedom, and Progressives generally. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historicalblindness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Access Road 138," "Black Ballots," "Delicates," "Access Road 442," and "Winter in Black." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Other music: "Spacial Harvest" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	I've rolled out uni because I want to live at home.
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0:30.6	The Open University.
0:32.6	The future is open.
0:50.0	With the passing of its founder, the Heritage Foundation, remains at the forefront of U.S. News,
0:52.2	where it has been for a few years.
0:57.2	A far-right think tank established in the 80s, the Heritage Foundation was extremely influential on the policies of President Ronald Reagan, who even brought
1:03.2	foundation members into his cabinet as advisors, and once joked that the think tank was the group
1:09.5	wielding the real power in Washington.
1:12.6	It's always a great pleasure to speak to the Heritage Foundation and have a chance to see so many
1:17.3	old friends and supporters and advisors. As many of you know, Ed Funer joined the administration
1:23.4	for a short while at the beginning of the year, and his help and advice were invaluable,
1:29.0	but he wanted to get back to Heritage. He knows where the real power center in Washington is.
1:34.6	The Heritage Foundation has remained influential on every Republican administration since,
1:41.2	and has proven a vociferous critic of every Democratic administration.
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