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2 weeks ago | leefang.com | Lee Fang

Yesterday, we skipped our scheduled live video podcast. Glenn Greenwald was out and so I guest hosted SYSTEM UPDATE. I used the show to discuss President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office and the continued legislative push to criminalize speech related to Israel. Watch a recording of the show here. Below is my latest opinion column published in partnership with Unherd.

2 weeks ago | leefang.com | Lee Fang

The House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday for a change in rules that will prevent lawmakers requesting disclosures from the Trump administration. The shift, quietly released last night by Republican leaders, will shut down so-called “Resolutions of Inquiry” – a congressional tool for demanding factual information or documents in the possession of the president or from a cabinet secretary – through September 30th.

2 weeks ago | leefang.com | Lee Fang

Last Saturday in Berkeley, Dave Zweig came to Berkeley to discuss and sign his new book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. You can buy it in most book stores and on Amazon here. I want to also say thank you to the subscribers who came out to the event. I launched this Substack two years ago now and have r…

3 weeks ago | leefang.com | Lee Fang |Joseph Klein |Leighton Woodhouse

Our guest today is Jake Klein, a libertarian activist and author who has written about the dangers of identity politics and tribalism. Klein, who was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and is now atheist, talks about his path in life. We chat about the unproductive nature of many pro-Palestinian activists on the far left, the hypocrisy of many supposed “heterodox thinkers” and why we have come to reject any kind of racial or ethnic category.

3 weeks ago | leefang.com | Lee Fang

Over 300,000 scientists working in American labs and universities can call for boycotts or divestment to pressure any country in the world, including our own government. That right no longer exists when it comes to protests of Israel. Researchers who engage in certain nonviolent protests or political expression over human rights conditions in Israel may risk civil and criminal penalties, according to a new policy unveiled by the National Institutes of Health yesterday.