Law and Disorder May 19, 2025

Law and Disorder co-hosts Heidi Boghosian and Stephen Rohde discuss Israel’s continued assault on Gaza and the West Bank and the Trump administration doubles down—backing military aid to Israel while cracking down on pro-Palestinian voices at home. Student visas are being revoked, protests labeled “antisemitic,” and university funding slashed. Historian and Jewish Voice for Peace board member Barry Trachtenberg joins them to explore the dangerous implications for academic freedom, dissent, and the weaponization of antisemitism to silence solidarity.Hosts then uncover a growing movement pushing back against what critics call an illegal and anti-democratic coup inside the federal government. Labor unions, lawmakers, and community groups have joined forces to demand the removal of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency—DOGE—from power. Guest Alec Summerfield an anti-Zionist Jewish organizer and staff attorney with the American Federation of Government Employees, talks with Heidi Boghosian and Stephen Rohde about what’s at risk for democracy, labor rights, and the future of federal service.