Depends On Your Lens—The Weekly Roundup

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This week we discuss the recent viral videos of President Biden, deceptive editing, and spin. Then we talk about the report from Columbia University on antisemitism on its campus and the implications of GenZ’s struggle with conflict resolution. Then, we look at President Biden's executive order to give undocumented spouses of American citizens easier access to green cards and a pathway to citizenship. Finally, in Politicology+ we talk about the MAGA trend to deny that America is a democracy.

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Hagar Chemali (Fmr. spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the UN)

Olivier Knox (Senior National Political Correspondent at U.S. News & World Report)

Segments this week:

(03:18) The Biden videos 

(27:05) Columbia anti-Semitism Report

(50:10) Immigration Executive Order 

[Politicology+]  MAGA’s obsession with saying America is a republic and not a democracy

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Related reading:

Segment 1:

CNN- Right-wing media outlets use deceptively cropped video to misleadingly claim Biden wandered off at G7 summit | CNN Politics

NY Post - Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off stage by Obama at mega-bucks LA fundraiser

CNN - Video: White House pushes back on GOP claims Biden froze during fundraiser | CNN Politics

Segment 2: 

Haaretz - Columbia Task Force Reveals Full Extent of Antisemitism on Campus Since Oct. 7, by Students and by Faculty - U.S. News - Haaretz.com

CNN - Man arrested in New York City with a gun, 8 loaded magazines, an NYPD vest and other weapons, police say

NYPost - Suspected NYC jihadist was caught near major airport as new details of averted 'disaster' are revealed

Segment 3: 

NYT- Biden Gives Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens - The New York Times

Newsweek - Majority of Hispanics Now Favor Mass Deportation - Newsweek

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