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Donald Trump and the campus speech wars
Published: 31 March 2025 at 00:01 Europe/London
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In the wake of a crackdown by the Trump administration on universities with threats to withhold funding following protests on campuses, Manveen Rana talks to Times columnist and a self-described free speech absolutist and academic Sir Niall Ferguson.
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Guest: Sir Niall Ferguson, historian and Times columnist.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Emily Webb and Edward Drummond.
Further reading: How DEI, cancel culture and bad boards are killing our universities
Clips: National Conservatism, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, Forbes.
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