Blood Libel at MIT

Whose hearing?

Published March 14, 2024

Sarah and David react to Robert Hur’s congressional testimony, but first Sarah responds to a recent article that claimed she was assisting Hur in his testimony (and thanks the loyal listeners who came to her defense).

The Agenda:
—David’s thoughts on the Hur hearings
—Lessons in media training
—Differences between the Trump and Biden documents cases
—Partisanship making people awful
—Complaint by Jewish students at MIT
—Blood libel at MIT
—Free speech or no speech on campus?
—Positive racial discrimination?
—The end of judge shopping

Show Notes:
—President Reagan, Mastermind – SNL
—UC Berkeley Jewish students successfully march without confrontation

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Sarah Isgur

Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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