Are Universities a Net Good or Evil for Our Country?

A poster is taped to a lamppost protesting the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil for leading demonstrations at Columbia University on March 13, 2025 in New York City.

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the academic crisis, anti-family, anti-Semitic, anti-American universities, Khalil was an UNRWA worker, marginalized populations believe their own exemptions, taxing post-graduate programs, Chinese students, and Newsom's podcast doesn't help real problems in California.