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The Jason Arday Scandal and the Crisis of Trust in Elite Institutions with Musa al-Garbi
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Aug 28, 2026 at 8:39 pm.
Musa Al-Garbi’s experience with cancellation
The Jason Arday scandal
Identity, victimhood and the incentives inside elite professions
Does DEI actually work?
Race, education and standardized testing
Grade inflation and the collapse of academic standards
The bigger problem at Cambridge
Nathan Cofnas and the free-speech battle
Why academic freedom exists
The decline of serious political debate
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Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Musa al-Garbi. They discuss the Jason Arday scandal, academic freedom, DEI, affirmative action, merit, standardized testing, grade inflation and the growing crisis of trust in elite institutions.
Musa al-Gharbi is a sociologist in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University. His work has appeared in The Guardian, the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic and The Nation among other publications. He is author of the book, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/jason-arday-and-me
https://musaalgharbi.com
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