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Our most prestigious institutions of higher education have devolved into know-nothing hate factories operating in an unaccountable cocoon of ideological conformity and reinforcement. That’s what was revealed Tuesday at a House hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. The presidents of Harvard‚ the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were brought before Congress and seemed unwilling to denounce calls for genocide on their campuses. It was a shameful display‚ and it just might finally pop the systemically flawed bubble that academia has been festering in for too long. Even many of academia’s most reliable allies in the Democratic Party openly denounced the disgraceful testimony they heard this week. “Frankly‚ I thought her comments were absolutely shameful. It should not be hard to condemn genocide‚” said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro‚ a Democrat‚ in response to UPenn President Liz Magill’s answers at the hearing. Not only did Magill waffle about the increasing antisemitism on her campus‚ but she also tried to pin the issue on America and society‚ rather than on the schools where it has been most prevalent. That was a revealing insight into how they think. How dare you criticize their enlightened abodes? Surely‚ all the hate in the world is coming from the outside‚ “ignorant” rabble. “Antisemitism is a symptom of ignorance‚ and the cure is knowledge‚” Harvard President Claudine Gay said at the hearing. Is that so? Then why is most of the antisemitism coming from her school and others like it? Is she admitting that their students and faculty are ignorant? Perhaps the problem isn’t knowledge‚ but their moral foundation. As reported by The New York Post‚ “Paulie‚” a construction worker from Queens‚ showed a whole lot more moral courage in confronting antisemitism than any Ivy League president. Placing the blame for this problem on American society is both malicious and untrue. And it’s an obvious evasion of responsibility. Magill tried to do some public relations cleanup after the hearing‚ but she is rightly earning calls for her resignation. Gay apologized for her equivocating testimony‚ but didn’t really make things better. NEW: @Harvard President Claudine Gay apologizes for her remarks in Congress:“I am sorry…words matter.”“I got caught up in what had become at that point‚ an extended‚ combative exchange about policies and procedures…I failed to convey what is my truth.”“It makes me sad.” pic.twitter.com/HfUiGbHvWW— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 8‚ 2023 “I got caught up in what had become‚ at that point‚ an extended‚ combative exchange about policies and procedures … I failed to convey what is my truth‚” she said in response to criticism for not doing enough to denounce campus antisemitism. Ah‚ the old “my truth” canard. It would have been better if she had just stuck to the truth. It’s this kind of garbage‚ postmodern language that allows any kind of false absurdity to pass muster on a college campus. If you can portray yourself as one of the aggrieved‚ you just shout “my truth‚” and voila‚ everything you say has to be treated as fact. You can see why rational discourse is disintegrating in our society. Even leaders of Ivy League schools try to pull this off. Apparently‚ testifying before Congress was just too much for the president of one of the most prestigious educational institutions on the planet. Rep. Elise Stefanik‚ R-N.Y.‚ had a response to this nonsense on X. No‚ Dr. Gay. You were given an opportunity to speak your truth. And you did. Not once. Not twiceNot 5x.Not 10xI asked you 17x(!!!) in the hearing about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violates @Harvard code of conduct.You spoke your truth under oath 17x. And… https://t.co/uHuB5GUtmw— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) December 8‚ 2023 In the aftermath of the antisemitism hearing‚ UPenn lost a $100 million donation. That’s just part of a larger financial loss UPenn and other schools are sustaining right now‚ and it needs to keep happening if they are ever going to be held accountable. We can’t just rely on donors pulling out‚ we really need to question why these schools get a blank check of public funding. The hearing was the college prexies’ chance to show that they understand and will do something to address the public outrage. They failed epically‚ and it may turn out that their pathetic testimony will be what sinks the whole broken system. It was clear that changes within won’t happen if there isn’t intense pressure from without. The institutional rot is deep‚ and most university administrations are either the cause—or at least the abettors—of that corrosion. After all‚ it was their promotion of diversity‚ equity and inclusion initiatives that has magnified this issue‚ that heightened the identitarian ethos that’s now excused barbarity‚ as my colleague Mike Gonzalez pointed out. Everything from the rot of diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion (DEI) and the new racial segregation on campus‚ to academia’s rigid‚ intolerant ideological partisanship‚ and funding by nefarious foreign entities‚ was laid bare for the nation to see. https://t.co/H8Lzwodx32— Mike Gonzalez (@Gundisalvus) December 7‚ 2023 This all raises the question: Why are we the people funding hateful‚ anti-American and antisemitic indoctrination centers that trample on speech unless it’s conducted on behalf of left-wing viewpoints or terrorists? The same institutions that wage war on “microaggressions” and stifle speech in the name of “inclusion” suddenly rediscovered their limitless devotion to free speech when it came to hating Jews and Israel. Always remember that these institutions that have been so eager and willing to condemn American society and our past for alleged sins turned a blind eye to savagery and evil when it was most clear. Remember that they are more willing to hear “both sides” when one side supports terrorist groups who seek the destruction of Israel and the West than when the other side votes Republican. Nobody’s buying that this is about devotion to speech and diversity of opinion. The idea that modern elite universities are devoted to speech and viewpoint diversity is a joke. These are institutions by‚ for‚ and of the far Left. They’ve failed their students‚ they’ve failed their school’s founders‚ and they’ve failed the American people. If we don’t drain their power over our society‚ they will surely lead us into a new dark age. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Antisemitism Hearing Shows It’s Long Past Time to Drain Swamp of Academia appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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First son Hunter Biden got an early Christmas gift from Special Council David Weiss in the form of a brand new federal indictment on felony tax charges. That didn’t sit well with MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell‚ who opened her eponymous show on Friday by lamenting that Weiss “quoted gritty details from Hunter's own memoir to build his case‚” how it was bad “optics” for White House‚ and that it could hurt President Biden’s 2024 chances. “Good day‚ everyone. I'm Andrea Mitchell in Washington. The President's son Hunter now facing a second federal indictment and not the misdemeanor tax charge he thought he was being handed with the plea deal that collapsed in June‚” she announced at the top of her show. “This time‚ nine charges with three felony counts on an alleged criminal scheme to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars in income.” Her initial concern was that House Republicans would “weaponize” the indictment as part of their efforts to impeach Hunter’s father and that it could hurt President Biden’s reelection chances: The President himself is not named in the indictment‚ but it could help weaponize House Republicans with their upcoming vote to open an impeachment inquiry into Mr. Biden‚ with enormous political implications for the re-election campaign. The President ignoring reporters' questions about his son just moments ago as he left Washington for a campaign swing out west. Mitchell also seemed to take issue with how “Special Prosecutor David Weiss quoted gritty details from Hunter's own memoir to build his case.”     “The filing also alleges that Hunter Biden misreported expenses on his returns‚ claiming a payment listed as a golf club deposit was actually a sex club membership. That’s alleged fraud‚” she added. Further in the show‚ while speaking to NBC Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles‚ Mitchell vented that “this adds fuel to next week's expected impeachment inquiry votes to open that inquiry into the President of the United States!” She gave off the impression that impeaching a president was a terrible offense. She didn’t make things better when she fumbled while trying to describe the relationship between President Biden and Hunter’s “entrainment lawyer” who was apparently a big spender in Democratic politics: The indictment also highlighting the relationship between Hunter Biden and his entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris‚ who also happens to be a Biden presidential donor. Apparently‚ he did not know Mr. Morris very well. He’s a major Democratic donor and he came through with the tax payment belatedly. “But the optics here are so troubling for the first family‚” she bemoaned to New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker. And despite admitting that Hunter had put all the “salacious and embarrassing” details out himself‚ she reiterated that she didn’t like how the “special council is using his own memoir against him.” The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports December 8‚ 2023 12:00:51 p.m. Eastern ANDREA MITCHELL: Good day‚ everyone. I'm Andrea Mitchell in Washington. The President's son Hunter now facing a second federal indictment and not the misdemeanor tax charge he thought he was being handed with the plea deal that collapsed in June. This time‚ nine charges with three felony counts on an alleged criminal scheme to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars in income. The President himself is not named in the indictment‚ but it could help weaponize House Republicans with their upcoming vote to open an impeachment inquiry into Mr. Biden‚ with enormous political implications for the re-election campaign. The President ignoring reporters' questions about his son just moments ago as he left Washington for a campaign swing out west. The indictment filed Thursday in California reads‚ “Rather than pay his taxes‚ Hunter Biden spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle‚” including “drugs‚ escorts and girlfriends‚ luxury hotels and rental properties‚ exotic cars‚ clothing and other items of personal nature‚ in short‚ everything but his taxes.” That's a quote from the indictment. And Special Prosecutor David Weiss quoted gritty details from Hunter's own memoir to build his case. The filing also alleges that Hunter Biden misreported expenses on his returns‚ claiming a payment listed as a golf club deposit was actually a sex club membership. That’s alleged fraud. (…) 12:04:11 p.m. Eastern MITCHELL:  What about the reaction on Capitol Hill anticipated? Because this adds fuel to next week's expected impeachment inquiry votes to open that inquiry into the President of the United States! Hunter Biden's expected House deposition also that they are trying to demand and that's‚ I guess‚ still in dispute. The indictment also highlighting the relationship between Hunter Biden and his entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris‚ who also happens to be a Biden presidential donor. Apparently‚ he did not know Mr. Morris very well. He’s a major Democratic donor and he came through with the tax payment belatedly. (…) 12:06:52 p.m. Eastern MITCHELL: The White House is not commenting. We saw the President leaving today without commenting. And he has not commented at all about this case. So‚ that is going to be the practice. But the optics here are so troubling for the first family. The details are so salacious and embarrassing‚ frankly. Not that they haven’t been out. I mean‚ he wrote about it himself‚ I just want to put it out there. Now‚ special council is using his own memoir against him. (…)