In this, the first Liberty Podcast of the new year, your intrepid host draws attention to a North State Journal report stemming from citizen journalism, revealing a group of young illegal immigrants transported into Charlotte on a late night American Airlines flight. It originated in Phoenix. A passenger who is remaining anonymous, captured photos of young men carrying plastic bags containing various objects including cell phones. They appeared to be accompanied by a handler acting also as an interpreter. Numerous reports and images of large groups of presumed illegal immigrants have emerged from airport terminals in Phoenix and Tucson in recent weeks. The unanswered question about the Charlotte arrivals is concerning: Where are they going next?
Our discussion turned to the the top news story of the first week of 2024, the resignation of Dr. Claudine Gay as President of Harvard University following a comprehensive investigation that revealed rampant plagiarism in scholarly writings by Gay. Even as examples of Gay’s unethical behavior mounted, the mainstream media and her Harvard peers were more than willing to apply a double standard as if independent journalist Christopher Rufo merely was targeting Gay with unproven accusations of plagiarism. This week’s podcast concludes with a reflection on the new meaning of “DEI” on college campuses — dishonesty, equivocacy, and insulation.