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Free speech has become one of the most contentious issues in American politics, but what does it actually mean today? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute and New York Times free speech reporter Jeremy Peters. They discuss how free expression is being defined—and challenged—on university campuses and by the Trump administration, particularly when it comes to national immigration policy. “The dynamic of ‘free speech for me but not for thee' is prevalent,” Shapiro warns, pointing to inconsistent enforcement of campus speech rules and a broader “illiberalism” taking hold in higher education.The conversation turns to the Trump administration's aggressive response to Israel/Gaza protests, including efforts to penalize non-citizen students for their political speech. Peters cautions that this approach may violate the very rights the administration claims to defend. “Rather than execute a clean policy to support free speech,” he says, “they're using blunt force to try to deport people who didn't do anything terribly wrong.” The potential legal battles ahead could determine how far the government can go in defining speech as a national security issue—especially for non-citizens.Both guests acknowledge that antisemitism on campus has become a flashpoint, but differ on how it's being addressed. Shapiro argues that while not all anti-Israel sentiment is antisemitic, many protesters are crossing that line: “It's possible to be anti-Zionist without being antisemitic, but it's very rare in my experience.” Peters agrees the issue is complex and evolving, noting that universities “seem much more focused on preventing antisemitism than they were just a year ago.” Together, the guests raise urgent questions about the balance between expression, identity, and institutional responsibility in a sharply divided political landscape.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Ilya Shapiro & Jeremy Peters Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.
Free speech has become one of the most contentious issues in American politics, but what does it actually mean today? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute and New York Times free speech reporter Jeremy Peters. They discuss how free expression is being defined—and challenged—on university campuses and by the Trump administration, particularly when it comes to national immigration policy. “The dynamic of ‘free speech for me but not for thee' is prevalent,” Shapiro warns, pointing to inconsistent enforcement of campus speech rules and a broader “illiberalism” taking hold in higher education.The conversation turns to the Trump administration's aggressive response to Israel/Gaza protests, including efforts to penalize non-citizen students for their political speech. Peters cautions that this approach may violate the very rights the administration claims to defend. “Rather than execute a clean policy to support free speech,” he says, “they're using blunt force to try to deport people who didn't do anything terribly wrong.” The potential legal battles ahead could determine how far the government can go in defining speech as a national security issue—especially for non-citizens.Both guests acknowledge that antisemitism on campus has become a flashpoint, but differ on how it's being addressed. Shapiro argues that while not all anti-Israel sentiment is antisemitic, many protesters are crossing that line: “It's possible to be anti-Zionist without being antisemitic, but it's very rare in my experience.” Peters agrees the issue is complex and evolving, noting that universities “seem much more focused on preventing antisemitism than they were just a year ago.” Together, the guests raise urgent questions about the balance between expression, identity, and institutional responsibility in a sharply divided political landscape.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Ilya Shapiro & Jeremy Peters Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.
Live from New York, it's our pre-election podcast. After a contentious and exhausting election cycle, we have made it to Election Day. Last week, we gathered with some of our favorite guests to help us understand what we might see in the coming days and weeks. Can we finally vanquish Donald Trump? Can he actually win? And if so, what does that mean for America? We're joined by Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report to break down the Senate races around the country. We also talk to Jeremy Peters from the NYT about undecided voters and what they might be looking for as they head to the polls. Plus, our friends Mark Leibovich from The Atlantic and Molly Jong-Fast, host of the Fast Politics Podcast, discuss what is at stake in this election and how we move forward as a country.Read Jessica Taylor's latest for the Cook Political Report: https://www.cookpolitical.com/about/staff/jessica-taylorRead Jeremy Peters in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/by/jeremy-w-petersListen to Molly Jong-Fast's podcast, Fast Politics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fast-politics-with-molly-jong-fast/id1645614328Read Mark Leibovich in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mark-leibovich/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
SERIES 3 EPISODE 55: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The obvious problem with John Kelly going on the record and saying yes, I heard Trump say quote “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had” is that a huge number of his supporters will applaud it. And the obvious problem with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic quoting those who were there as Trump was told the cost of the funeral he'd offered to pay for, for a murdered U-S soldier named Vanessa Guillen, and Trump screamed “It doesn't cost 60-thousand bucks to bury an effing Mexican!” is that even MORE of Trump's supporters will applaud THAT. Because the real, disgusting, nauseating truth behind the revelations in the Goldberg Atlantic piece is that it touches the third and FOURTH rails of Donald Trump's America: many of his people believe whoever is in charge SHOULD be supported by and in fact kept in power by “the kind of generals Hitler had.” The antisemites in the Trump cult love it. And the ones who aren't antisemites just authoritarians love it even if they're queasy about the antisemitism. And the ones who aren't antisemites or authoritarians but have always secretly believed the word “Democracy” was just another brand name or FLAVOR love it because it posits a kind of America not just where MIGHT makes RIGHT, but where ONLY might makes right. And if there is anybody missing from the Trump Coalition of Evil, anybody who ISN'T inspired by “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had” they are certainly covered by “It doesn't cost 60,000 bucks to bury an effing Mexican” because if violence and militarism are the Trumpian third rail, racism and specifically anti-Hispanic racism are the FOURTH rail. MEANWHILE:19% of Republicans think if Trump loses he should just seize power (28% of Mormon Americans). The latest great polling numbers for Kamala Harris? In July she was getting less than half of voters under 35. She's now getting 60% And it sounds ridiculous: Ex-Flamenco Correspondent and Trump concierge judge Aileen Cannon as Attorney General? Honestly - how much more could she do for Trump than Merrick Garland has? B-Block (26:29) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Jeremy Peters of The New York Times says on MSNBC (with help from Katy Tur) that Kamala Harris is not as clear in her speaking as is Trump. Newsweek Magazine isn't certain if that photo of Trump in a Pittsburgh Steelers 100 pounds lighter and 40 years younger MIGHT BE A FAKE. And Trump's own campaign can't spell "Steelers" - and in a very Freudian way. C-Block (36:05) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: More of my atypical World Series previews: Why I'm adopting ex-Yankees manager Ralph Houk's attitude towards the team he, like I, grew up with: "Piss on the Yankees."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This election could all come down to abortion. Laura Bassett from The Cut and Sarah Zhang from The Atlantic have both been writing about the issue and how it's playing into this election. Sarah's recent piece in The Atlantic examined how Idaho's draconian abortion laws have set the state's healthcare back for women. Laura has been writing about the issue for years and says that it poses a serious threat to Ted Cruz's reelection campaign in Texas. NYC! Come see a live taping of the Al Franken Podcast. We'll be joined by Jessica Taylor, Jeremy Peters and Mark Jong-Fast with Mark Leibovich. Get your tickets today! https://www.alfranken.com/appearancesRead Laura's writing in The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/author/laura-bassett/Subscribe to Laura's Substack called Nightcap: https://www.laura-bassett.com/Read Sarah Zhang's incredible piece on Idaho abortion laws in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/abortion-ban-idaho-ob-gyn-maternity-care/679567/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jeremy Peters from the NYT joins us to recap the wild debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It was a complete meltdown for Trump while Harris delivered strong messages on abortion, democracy and Trump's crowd sizes. Trump rambled, made baseless allegations and looked terrible. Even Fox News had to admit that Trump lost the debate badly. So where do we go from here? How does Harris keep her momentum going and transition this energy into votes?We are taping a live podcast in St. Louis next month! Come be a part of the show! https://www.alfranken.com/appearancesJeremy's book Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted explains how the party ended up in this situation: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586398/insurgency-by-jeremy-w-peters/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nicolle Wallace is joined by Vaughn Hillyard, Lisa Rubin, Susanne Craig, Harry Litman, Lachlan Cartwright, Tim O'Brien, Anna Bower, Charlie Sykes, Claire McCaskill, Barbara McQuade, Andrew Weissmann, Katie Phang, Neal Katyal, and Jeremy Peters.
Nicolle Wallace is joined by Susanne Craig, Tristan Snell, Michael Steele, Jeremy Peters, Tim Heaphy, Ryan Reilly, Ian Millhiser, Rep. Jason Crow, Eddie Glaude, and Charlie Sykes.
Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Harry Litman, Molly Jong-Fast, Lisa Rubin, Ryan Reilly, Tim Miller, David Plouffe, Katie Phang, Barbara McQuade, David Jolly, Vaughn Hillyard, Sen. Chris Coons, RonNell Andersen Jones, and Jeremy Peters.
This week Ann interviews New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters on his new book, Insurgency: How the Republicans Lost their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted. Specifically, we zero in on the Fox News Channel – Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit and the discovery process that showed that what FNC stars were saying on-air hardly […]
Nicolle Wallace discusses the complex list of requests from the ex-president's co-defendants in Fulton County, Utah Senator Mitt Romney's decision not to run for a second term, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's deal with his party's extremists finally coming back to haunt him, Fox News facing another lawsuit over its 2020 election falsehoods, the healthcare crisis caused by abortion bans in red states, and more. Joined by: Carol Leonig, Tim Heaphy, Andrew Weissmann, Cornell Belcher, Matt Dowd, RonNell Andersen Jones, Mike Schmidt, Jeremy Peters, Marc Hearron, Jennifer Adkins, Michele Goodwin, and Errin Haines.
Nicolle Wallace discusses Special Counsel Jack Smith's reported focus on an infamous Oval Office meeting after the 2020 election, threats to the prosecutors working on Smith's classified documents case, a new ruling from a federal judge that the ex-president can be deposed in another civil lawsuit, more possible consequences for Fox News' election lies, and more. Joined by: Tim Heaphy, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Carol Leonnig, Pete Strzok, Harry Litman, Mary McCord, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Paul Reickhoff, Molly Jong-Fast, and Jeremy Peters.
Nicolle Wallace discusses Rep. George Santos' appearance in court after the Department of Justice leveled 13 charges against the freshman Congressman, the aftermath of the liable verdict in E. Jean Carroll's civil lawsuit against the ex-president and the possible consequences of his return to mainstream media with CNN's town hall, Tucker Carlson's next move after accusing Fox News of a breach of contract, and more. Joined by: Grace Ashford, Michael Steele, Andrew Weissmann, David Jolly, Michael Steele, Lisa Birnbach, Shawn Crowley, Mike Ferrara, Jeremy Peters, and Jonathan Greenblatt.
Nicolle Wallace discusses disturbing new reporting on the cause of Tucker Carlson's ouster from Fox News, a challenger to Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, the difficult line media and Republicans must draw in handling the now-indicted former president's 2024 bid, escalation in Russia's war on Ukraine as the Kremlin faces drone strikes aimed at assassinating Vladimir Putin, an update on the timeline in E. Jean Carroll's civil trial while the jury hears from a psychologist bolstering Carroll's case, continued attacks on trans Americans as a Montana lawmaker is silenced by her colleagues, and more.Joined by: Jeremy Peters, Mike Schmidt, Katie Phang, Mehdi Hasan, Donna Edwards, Tim Miller, Neal Katyal, A.B. Stoddard, Jason Johnson, Barry McCaffrey, Alexander Vindman, Molly Crane-Newman, and Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr.
Nicolle Wallace discusses new details about the firing of Tucker Carlson from Fox News, updates from E. Jean Carroll's civil case against the ex-president as Carroll testifies in front of a jury, another attack on democracy – this time out of Montana – as state lawmakers ban their only transgender colleague from the House floor, Chief Justice Roberts' refusal to answer to Senate oversight as questions grow about the disclosures of his fellow justices, the College Board's backtracking on its previous kowtowing to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and more. Joined by: Jeremy Peters, David Jolly, Sean Patrick Maloney, Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, Rep. Richard Blumenthal, Brian Fallon, Eddie Glaude, Dana Goldstein, Igor Novikov, and Ivan Alekseyev.
Nicolle Wallace discusses Tucker Carlson's shocking exit from Fox News, what the network's reasoning behind the departure could have been, breaking news from Fulton County DA Fani Willis that an indictment announcement will come this summer, the GOP's efforts to keep abortion off the ballot after seeing successive disastrous results in last year's election cycle, and more. Joined by: Jeremy Peters, Nick Confessore, Tim Miller, Claire McCaskill, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Marc Harris, Katie Benner, Frank Figliuzzi, Greg Bluestein, Michele Goodwin, and Maya Wiley.
Porter discusses I Swear: Politics Is Messier than My Minivan and also swears a bit.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
John Heilemann – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the massive settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems as other parties continue to attempt to hold Fox accountable for spreading the Big Lie, breaking developments in both Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's investigation and Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe, the Supreme Court's delay in making a ruling on medication abortion, how red states have become laboratories for authoritarianism, and more.Joined by: Davida Brook, Jeremy Peters, Laurence Tribe, Greg Bluestein, Harry Litman, Mini Timmaraju, Barbara McQuade, Fatima Goss Graves, Nick Suplina, Ben Rhodes, Charlie Sykes, and Cornell Belcher.
Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news in the Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News defamation trial as the parties settled for $787.5 million before opening statements were made, the right's escalating attack on trans Americans, and more. Joined by: Andrew Weissmann, Joyce Vance, Nick Confessore, Claire McCaskill, Katie Phang, Jeremy Peters, RonNell Andersen Jones, Stephen Shackelford, Elaine Luria, and Chasten Buttigieg.
Nicolle Wallace discusses the delay in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation trial against Fox News, Rep. Jim Jordan's failed political stunt in New York City as he continues to level attacks against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the signs suggesting obstruction charges could be coming for the ex-president in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into his handling of classified documents, more reporting on Clarence Thomas's financial disclosures, country star Brad Paisley's visit to Ukraine, and more. Joined by: Jeremy Peters, Lee Levine, RonNell Andersen Jones , Luke Broadwater, Tim Miller, Harry Litman, Brian Fallon, Cecile Richards, Michael Steele, Fatima Goss Graves, Brad Paisley, and Igor Novikov.
'New York Times' journalist Jeremy Peters explains Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News. Dominion claims that Fox's hosts and commentators falsely stated that Dominion was part of a conspiracy to steal votes from Donald Trump with the larger goal of stealing the election. "Legal experts tell me that rarely have they seen a case this strong," Peters says.
Nicolle Wallace discusses the bombshell pre-trial hearing in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox where the judge sanctioned Fox for allegedly withholding evidence, new tea leaves in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the former president's classified materials stored at Mar-a-Lago, another member of the Tennessee House reinstated after last week's expulsions, a worrisome update on the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who has been detained in Russia, and more. Joined by: Jeremy Peters, RonNell Andersen Jones, Molly Jong-Fast, Dave Aronberg, Mike Schmidt, Blayne Alexander, Katie Phang, George Freeman, David Jolly, Katty Kay, Ben Rhodes, and Rep. Jim Himes.
Nicolle Wallace discusses Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's new legal action against House Republicans for attempting to interfere with his investigation, the mysterious cache of leaked Pentagon documents revealing U.S. national security secrets, troubling signals for Fox News in their pre-trial hearing in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against them, calls for ethics standards to be implemented at the Supreme Court, and more. Joined by: Glenn Thrush, Jeremy Bash, Charlie Sykes, Helene Cooper, Jeremy Bash, RonNell Andersen Jones, Jeremy Peters, Kim Atkins Stohr, Eddie Glaude, Matt Dowd, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson.
Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news that former Vice President Mike Pence will testify in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the ex-president, what the results of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election mean for abortion rights, an update in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox as a judge signals Rupert Murdoch may testify, the fallout of protests erupting in Tennessee as the community reckons with the latest mass shooting, and more. Joined by: Glenn Thrush, Paul Butler, Tim Heaphy, Cecile Richards, Donna Edwards, Jeremy Peters, Katie Phang, Tim Miller, TN State Rep. Gloria Johnson, and Eddie Glaude.
Nicolle Wallace discusses a new ruling that will force Vice President Mike Pence to testify in Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe into the former president, the GOP's disappointing and predictable response to the school shooting in Nashville, what we learned from the latest hearing in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News as Dominion gains a potential star-witness in former producer Abby Grossberg, the right's unprecedented assault on public education, and more. Joined by: Luke Broadwater, Joyce Vance, Charlie Sykes, Basil Smikle, Kris Brown, Jeremy Peters, RonNell Andersen Jones, Jason Johnson, Greg Bluestein, Glenn Kirschner, and Randi Weingarten.
Megyn Kelly begins by describing why the shocking details of the Alex Murdaugh trial gripped the nation, the way true crime involving families is so compelling, and more. Then lawyers Andrew Branca, Ronnie Richter, and Peter Tragos, join to discuss the key evidence that got Alex Murdaugh convicted, how crucial Murdaugh's own time on the stand was, the video that moved the needle, the powerful moment the judge addressed Murdaugh, the defense team's plan to appeal, what the juror speaking out now is saying, where Murdaugh will go to prison, Jussie Smollett fighting for a new trial, Alec Baldwin's legal troubles, and more. Then we turn to the massive Dominion-Fox News lawsuit, with Jeremy Peters of the New York Times and lawyers Andrew Geronimo and George Freeman, who discuss Dominion's case against Fox News, what was happening on the network in November 2020, the difference between the text messages and what was said on air, the arguments for each side, what Dominion has to prove to prove defamation, staying true to the audience, and more.Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow
Megyn Kelly is joined by Charles C.W. Cooke, senior writer for National Review, the New York Times' Jeremy Peters, author of Insurgency, and Dave Ramsey, host of The Dave Ramsey Show, to talk about whether we need a State of the Union spectacle at all, Biden's lies in the speech, the spectacle of Marjorie Taylor Greene and others yelling "liar," focusing on cultural issues rather than the economy, lack of commentary from Biden on foreign policy issues like China and Ukraine, the reality of the job market, whether we're in a recession, the true state of the economy, the housing market President Biden's age as a campaign vulnerability, knives out for VP Kamala Harris, the bizarre kiss between Dr. Jill Biden and Kamala Harris' husband, the value of hard work, and more.More from Cooke: https://charlescwcooke.comPeters' book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586398/insurgency-by-jeremy-w-peters/More from Ramsey: https://www.ramseysolutions.com Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow