System Update with Glenn Greenwald Glenn Takes Your Questions on the Trump Admin's War with Harvard, Fallout from Wednesday's DC Killing, and More; Plus: Lee Fang on Epstein's Dark Legacy in the USVI
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May 24, 2025 
Lee Fang, an independent journalist known for his investigative work on political influence and civil liberties, joins Glenn for a riveting discussion. They dive into the Trump administration's fraught relationship with Harvard and the chilling aftermath of the recent attack on Israeli embassy staff. Fang sheds light on the tangled legacy of Jeffrey Epstein in the U.S. Virgin Islands, raising pressing questions about accountability and transparency. They also explore the complexities of victimhood narratives and the challenges faced by journalists today.
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Weaponizing Tragedy for Politics
- Tragic events are often weaponized to punish political opponents using collective blame.
- Such reactions escalate tribalism and undermine rational discourse on sensitive subjects.
Campus Anti-Semitism Claims Scrutinized
- Claims of widespread campus anti-Semitism are often exaggerated and used to restrict speech.
- Steven Pinker notes that this rhetoric resembles left-wing suppression tactics but from the opposite political side.
Inflated Hate Claims Enable Censorship
- Hate crime statistics are often inflated by including neutral criticism as hate speech.
- This tactic is weaponized to justify censorship and control over universities.