Rajiv Sethi – Will Trump Destroy Elite Universities?

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:00 Columbia’s $221 million-deal with the Trump administration4:11 Rajiv: The charges about antisemitism at Columbia are mostly pretextual13:34 How is Columbia’s resolution monitor going to assess merit in admissions?25:31 What really matters in college admissions?29:47 Why Brown’s agreement differs from Columbia’s34:16 Rajiv: If the Trump administration wants to destroy universities, it has the resources to do it40:07 Is Columbia’s Middle East Studies department cooked?43:15 Free speech is dying in universities and flourishing on podcasts (and Substack)50:19 Is a full-scale antisemitic backlash on the way?55:25 The question of genocide59:45 The Gaza War’s historical legacyRecorded August 1, 2025Links and ReadingsRajiv’s post, “The Columbia Deal” at Imperfect InformationRashid Khalidi’s open letter announcing the withdrawal of his courseKhalidi’s book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017Roland Fryer’s WSJ piece, “DEI Is Worth Saving from Its Excesses” Glenn’s new book, Self-CensorshipColin Wright’s WSJ piece, “Cornell University Discriminated against Me”Dave Smith and Douglas Murray on the Joe Rogan ExperienceGreen Beret vet Tony Aguilar on the Tucker Carlson ShowIsraeli journalist Emmanuelle Elbaz-Phelps speaks with The Daily about starvation in GazaAvi Shlaim’s book, Genocide in Gaza: Israel, Hamas, and the Long War on PalestineOmer Bartov’s NYT piece, “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe