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Larry Summers on What Went Wrong on Campus - Persuasion

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Larry Summers is an economist, the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School, and a member of the board of directors of OpenAI. Summers is the former President of Harvard University, the former Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton, and was a director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Larry Summers discuss how universities can re-commit to pursuing truth and protecting academic freedom; how current economic indicators contrast with how many people actually experience the economy; and how Biden can improve his odds for re-election. The transcript and conversation have been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Yascha Mounk: The last few months have been rather eventful at Harvard University. Tell us your view of what has happened and why it matters. Larry Summers: It's been a very difficult time. I think what universiti

The Good Fight Larry Summers on What Went Wrong on Campus 58 8 9 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:08:49 -1:08:49 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Larry Summers on What Went Wrong on Campus Yascha Mounk and Larry Summers also discuss the promise and perils of artificial intelligence. Feb 24, 2024 58 8 9 Share This podcast is part of a new Persuasion series on the future of universities. Universities are in crisis—losing public support, shaken by internal divisions, facing angry donors and alumni, and increasingly straying from their core mission of int

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