has got a wealthy family. it s difficult for everybody. there is a club of people consumed by trying to figure out what happened. i have never seen anything like it. a missing wife. everything about this wreaks of murder. a murdered best friend. a dead neighbor. they try to understand. now, the stories that you have not heard. as the friends of robert durst speak out. i hope and i pray, when all this is done, we all get answers. and here they own account of the strange life. the reclusive millionaire spent much of his time on the road, so where was he? what was he doing? who was he with? what does it die of his wealth doing hanging out at a homeless shelter, soothe kitchen. for decades, suspicions, and questions raised and no.
of the united states cannot remember where he was on 9/11? i guess it s better than donald trump who made up a story that he was at 9/11, but this is a very weird interview. even the fact that, why is he doing an interview with piers morgan, a guy who is most noted for gun control in the republican primary. you know, all of this wreaks of not being able ready for primetime. rick perry in 2012, a big state governor, a lot of hoopla, a lot of people you read the national review and they re just trying desperately to invent something that is not there. and then you get out there and what do you got? the leap from running to governor to running to president is so vast, it is really unimaginable by most staff and most candidates. i think that is what you re seeing here. now he could have but i do not see any indication that he would. yeah, i ve always seen desantis as a kind of love child of jeb bush and scott walker, but i guess rick perry is a good example. i don t know if we
for gun control in the republican primary. you know, all of this wreaks of not being able ready for primetime. rick perry in 2012, a big state governor, a lot of hoopla, a lot of people you read the national review and they re just trying desperately to invent something that is not there. and then you get out there and what do you got? the leap from running to governor to running to president is so vast, it is really unimaginable by most staff and most candidates. i think that is what you re seeing here. now he could have but i do not see any indication that he would. yeah, i ve always seen desantis as a kind of love child of jeb bush and scott walker, but i guess rick perry is a good example. i don t know if we lost you there to a technical glitch, but he gave us some wisdom
issues in order to really facilitate the takeover of public higher education by one man. talking of one man, someone comparing desantis to hungarian prime minister viktor orban, who has also attacked and hijacked his country s education system. the government they re banned gender studies, prevented teacher what do you make of that comparison? is desantis taking a page from the orban autocratic playbook? this is an orban style bill, there is no question about it. this is a bill that wreaks of authoritarianism. it s a bill that would take power away from all constituents at a university, including university presidents, deans, administrators, as well as faculty, staff, and students, and would centralize it in the hands of politicians. that is exactly what we have seen in places like hungary and poland, russia and china. it s absolutely a bill that is reminiscent of those kind of international authoritarian regimes. no question. that is deeply depressing
this is a bill that wreaks of authoritarianism. it s a bill that would take power away from all constituents at a university, including university presidents, deans, administrators, as well as faculty, staff, and students, and would centralize it in the hands of politicians. that is exactly what we have seen in places like hungary and poland, russia and china. it s absolutely a bill that is reminiscent of those kinds of international authoritarian regimes. no question. that is deeply depressing, but i m glad you are sounding the alarm. jeremy young of p.e.n. america, think you for your time. i appreciate it. thank you. coming up, when it comes to politics, we live in two americas. how does the rest of the world see our one actual america and our leaders? i will ask a british author and journalist who has a fascinating new book out on the american presidency through history. plus, don t forget, you can listen to the mehdi hassan show anytime free wherever you get your podcasts.