About this episode
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.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
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.
Photo: Getty Images.
Get in touch: [email protected]
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Story publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Story
How the Iran war could help China take Taiwan
The Story
The Pope v Trump
The Story
Did Trump lose Viktor Orban his election?
The Story
INVESTIGATION: Meet the smuggling kingpins behind the deadly Channel crossings
The Story