Origin of the Title Three or More Is a Riot

Watch Part 2 of our interview with acclaimed journalist Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, about his new collection of essays, Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here. Cobb discusses many of the pieces in-depth, and also addresses the Heritage Foundation’s support for Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes; New York City’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani; his students’ coverage of the Gaza encampment; ICE’s arrest of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil; and how he got his start in journalism.