Sarah McLaughlin: Authoritarians in the Academy

28/08/2025 39 min
Sarah McLaughlin: Authoritarians in the Academy

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Charlie Sykes speaks with Sarah McLaughlin, senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, about her new book Authoritarians in the Academy. They explore how foreign governments and domestic pressures alike are eroding free expression on U.S. campuses, from disinviting speakers to surveilling international students. McLaughlin warns that universities face a crisis of values—and that protecting academic freedom requires courage, consistency, and a willingness to resist political and financial pressure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.