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The Lesson of Claudine Gay’s Career Collapse

by Christian Schneider

Everyone’s past, no matter how far back, is an open book.

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Claudine Gay speaks after being named Harvard University’s next president in Cambridge, Mass., December 15, 2022.

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After Claudine Gay’s disastrous congressional testimony a few weeks ago in which the (now former) president of Harvard University downplayed antisemitism on her campus, she offered an apology.

“I am sorry,” Gay told the Harvard campus newspaper. “Words matter.”

Christian Schneider

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Christian Schneider

Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.

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