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0:00 Ron violates retirement dress code
2:01 Trump’s “antisemitism crackdown"
14:04 Is the Israel lobby bad for American Jews?
21:19 The disturbing Tufts detention case
28:35 Why don’t more progressive Jews call out the Israel lobby?
34:00 How bad journalism makes antisemitism worse
45:29 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Ron Kampeas (https://ronkampeas.substack.com, Jewish Telegraphic Agency). Recorded April 17, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
The ThinkProgress-AIPAC affair.
Bob’s run-ins with Israel speech code enforcers.
Does Bibi foment antisemitism?
Talking about Gaza.
Bob’s gripe about Josh Shapiro.
Is it time for an organized Trump resistance?
Trump’s baffling brain.
Ron on the state of journalism (and retirement).
Overtime video:
