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Submit ReviewThis week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the free-speech controversies that are roiling college campuses since the war in Gaza began; the questions related to Trump cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will answer; and the latest high-profile abortion case coming out of Texas that has real-life and political consequences.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Hannah Natanson and Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post: Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain after antisemitism testimony
Michelle Goldberg for The New York Times: presidents-antisemitism.html">At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap
Elad Simchayoff @Elad_Si on X
Danielle Allen for The Washington Post: We’ve lost our way on campus. Here’s how we can find our way back.
David French for The New York Times: university-presidents.html">What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech
Santul Nerkar and Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times: defenders-israel-gaza.html">How the Israel-Hamas War Tore Apart Public Defenders in the Bronx
Michael Barbaro and Nicholas Confessore for The Daily: university.html">Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses
Zah Montague and Tracey Tully for The New York Times: department-campus-discrimination.html">Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination
Mark Sherman and Eric Tucker for AP: Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted and Mark Sherman: Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
Bob Dylan on YouTube: Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind (Official Audio)
Robert Legare and Robert Costa for CBS News: Investigators accessed Trump White House cellphone records and plan to use them at trial, special counsel says
Sabrina Tavernise for The Daily: abortion-ban.html">The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban
Carter Sherman for The Guardian: US abortion rates rise post-Roe amid deep divide in state-by-state access
Kate Zernike for The New York Times: abortion-ban-lawsuit-ruling.html">Texas Judge Says Doctors Can Use ‘Good Faith Judgment’ in Providing Abortions
Here are this week’s chatters:
John: One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book and James Barron for The New York Times: dylan-tapes-auction.html">Bob Dylan Sings, and Talks, on These Tapes From 62 Years Ago
Emily: Sydney Lupkin and Danielle Kurtzleben on All Things Considered: The Supreme Court will decide the fate of abortion pill mifepristone
David: Paul Schwartzman for The Washington Post: With sports teams primed for move to Va., downtown D.C. frets its future and City Cast: Work with us.
Listener chatter from Margaret in Jersey City: Chair Watch on Facebook
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about deaths.html">Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?by Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz for The New York Times and Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high by Marin Cogan for Vox. See also Political Gabfest: “The World Is Burning” Edition and Vision and night driving abilities of elderly driversby Nicole Gruber, Urs P Mosimann, René M Müri, and Tobias Nef.
In the next Gabfest Reads, John talks with Brad Stulberg about Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You.
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
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Research by Julie Huygen
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