Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome back to our conference on a worthy life, finding meaning in america. The class of 82 annual conference of James Madison institution here at Princeton University. The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a very distinguished group of panelists who will answer the question. I want to begin though with the personal testimony of my own and really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing topologies, undeniable topologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom , violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people as haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say our undeniable. They exists. They are very widespread. Many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that t
I lived in the United States since 1975. And every time ive returned home to jerusalem things have gotten worse and worse. 40 years ago i met David Michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. But in reality, two different worlds. I was born in jerusalem and ive been living there all my life, since 1945. Five years ago i came to the United States to launch a tv channel. And thats how i met jamal dajani. He challenged me to think about solutions that hadnt been discussed until now. And one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. The reality therere is very harsh. But why dont we go over there and do it. T. We are here i in a bubble. E. After r sometimeme of working together with jamal i said lets do this in california. You only have to choose e in th neighbororhood what kindnd of l youu want inn the morning. G. Whehen i go therere im alwa eager to go o to my ppeople, to neighbhborhood. I wantnt to have t
I lived in the United States since 1975. And every time ive returned home to jerusalem things have gotten worse and worse. 40 years ago i met David Michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. But in reality, two different worlds. I was born in jerusalem and ive been living there all my life, since 1945. Five years ago i came to the United States to launch a tv channel. And thats how i met jamal dajani. He challenged me to think about solutions that hadnt been discussed until now. And one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. The reality therere is very harsh. But why dont we go over there and do it. T. We are here i in a bubble. E. After r sometimeme of working together with jamal i said lets do this in california. You only have to choose e in th neighbororhood what kindnd of l youu want inn the morning. G. Whehen i go therere im alwa eager to go o to my ppeople, to neighbhborhood. I wantnt to have t
Original production of link tv. Thrup on the wall, theyre keeping an eye owe. Uncle sam keeps an eye on you. Here sharon keeps an eye on you with an m16. I lived in the United States since 1975. And every time ive returned home to jerusalem things have gotten worse and worse. 40 years ago i met David Michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. But in reality, two different worlds. I was born in jerusalem and ive been living there all my life, since 1945. Five years ago i came to the United States to launch a tv channel. And thats how i met jamal dajani. He challenged me to think about solutions that hadnt been discussed until now. And one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. The reality therere is very harsh. But why dont we go over there and do it. T. We are here i in a bubble. E. After r sometimeme of working together with jamal i said lets do this in california. You only have to choose e in th ne
Then i just do it all day long. I have a network of friends out there that im in touch with. Tom from the New York Times and we have changes exchanges back and forth and chuck todd and i talk a lot. He is the moderator of meet the press and our political dress it director in washington and other folks as well. We are not a very large group. The old political journalist and we like to stay in touch with each other. Why arent you on the letterman show . I dont know whats going to happen. Dave and i have been close for a long time and he is kept us very tight. I was on his first show when he went to cvs and we have been talking back and forth about a couple of things. I did send him an email today saying david, tonight tonight all the eyes of america will be on you the departure of an icon and im so proud to have been your friend. If you screw this up i will never talk to you again. [applause] tom brokaw perhaps its odd for me to be speaking to an icon of journalism breaking a journalisti