The Intelligence: Antisemitism and freedom of speech
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Since the Hamas attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, debate at America’s top academic institutions has turned sour. Now, the issue has reignited an age-old argument about freedom of speech on campuses. Today Britain’s parliament will vote on whether to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – they aren’t the only ones thinking about outsourcing responsibility (07:54). And books about the twilight of the automobile age (17:32)
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:12.4 | And I'm O'Augnbee. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:21.7 | A plan in Britain to ship asylum applicants to Rwanda is coming to a head in Parliament today. |
| 1:28.3 | Asylum is tightly circumscribed by international law |
| 1:31.3 | and attempts to send it offshore just keep failing. |
| 1:34.3 | But that isn't stopping many governments from trying. |
| 1:37.3 | And is it safe to say that the era of the car is coming to an end? |
| 1:47.2 | Well, according to our correspondent, possibly. |
| 1:51.6 | He selected a few books to convince you not only that it's happening, |
| 1:54.8 | but also why it might be a good thing. |
| 2:03.6 | First up, though. Universities pride themselves in being hubs of debate, places where students can push the boundaries of academia and thrash out political arguments. |
| 2:18.5 | But since the outbreak of war in Gaza, some worry that such debates have crossed a line |
| 2:24.6 | from intellectual inquiry into outright anti-Semitism. |
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