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#153 - Larry Summers
Larry Summers: "There has been a colossal moral failure on the part of academic leaders." In this episode of "The Western Spirit' we speak with Professor Larry Summers, who served as the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama, and as the first Jewish president of Harvard University. Professor Summers spoke with us about the rise of antisemitism on American college campuses and the failure of academic leaders to address it. "I am appalled - almost sickened - by the extent of antisemitism in leading American…
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