Jonathan haidt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, steve. It is a pleasure to have you here. Now, of course, your home base is new york university, across the pond in the United States. Right now, that university along with many others in the us is in ferment, with students occupying certain grounds within the university. Mm hm. Youve written a lot over many years about the intellectual atmosphere on campus in america, so i want to begin by asking you what you make of these protests. So, of course, the right to protest, were all in favour of. The key issue for me is intimidation. This is what began in 2015 a change in the nature of campus life, so that people who are making a political point are doing it not with persuasion but with intimidation. And ive done a lot of writing about how it was the arrival of social media that allowed people to intimidate others, threaten any dissenters with mob reactions. So my previous book, the coddling of the american mind, was about this strang
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Now its time for todays sunday episode of newscast, with laura kuenssberg, Paddy Oconnell and henry zeffman. Hello, its laura in the studio. Its paddy in the studio, hello. And henry at home, hi. Henry, did you watch eurovision . I didnt, sorry, which is probably not the answer you were hoping for. Well, did you do Something Else nice instead . I had a very nice meal out, yeah. But i saw some tweets so i feel like i watched eurovision. So, here is a quiz for you, as a newshound. Who won . Name the country and artist. Switzerland, and nemo. There you go. And here is nemo. Congratulations on having the winning song. I went to hell and back to find myself on track i broke the code whoa oh oh like Ammonites Ijust gave it some time now i found paradise. I can tell you that paddys toes and knees immediately started tapping and gyrating in a eurovision appropriate manner. A good final sentence, going back to switzerland where it all began, and a lot of people will say, go back to your roots i
Day in the Premier League. Good day in the Premier League. Morning. After the war the good morning. After the warmest of the year yesterday, today will be warmer in the east changes in the west with thunderstorms. I will bring you all the details shortly. Good morning. Its sunday may 12. Did you stay up late . Maybe you did switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest in a competition marred by controversy and politics. The singer nemo triumphed with the song the code. The uks Olly Alexander came a disappointing eighteenth. There was booing for israel in the arena, while earlier, thousands of pro Palestinian Protesters marched outside. Our arts correspondent David Sillito has more. Switzerland, winning one of the most extraordinary Eurovision Song Contests of all time. Fans had to file into the arena amidst a small melee of police and protesters, the presence of israel in the final has provoked demonstrations and discomfort from some of the competitors. But when israels eden golan t