System Update with Glenn Greenwald Congress Again Dictates Curriculum & Faculty at Private Universities; How UnitedHealth Group Silences its Critics: With NYT Reporter David Enrich
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Jul 17, 2025 
Join David Enrich, Deputy investigations editor for the New York Times and author of 'Murder the Truth', as he unpacks Congress's increasing control over university policies, particularly around antisemitism and free speech. He reveals UnitedHealth Group's dark tactics for silencing critics, including intimidation of journalists and suppression of dissent. The conversation delves into the tension between academic freedom and political pressure, raising urgent questions about the fragility of free speech in America.
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Universities Avoid Defending Free Speech
- Universities defend faculty political expression including legal defense for controversial figures.
- Yet administrators avoid affirming free speech when confronted by Congressional demands, implying guilt.
Congress Targets Pro-Palestinian Views
- Professors expressing views supporting Palestinian armed resistance face Congressional demands for punishment.
- Such expression is protected academic speech and challenges mainstream orthodoxies that Congress seeks to suppress.
Professorial Speech Spurs Congressional Action
- Georgetown professor Jonathan Brown wished for a symbolic Iranian strike on a US base.
- Congress forced Georgetown to remove him as chair and place him on leave under political pressure.
