On today’s episode of So to Speak), we sit down with Cato Institute Senior Fellow Mustafa Akyol) to discuss threats to freedom of thought and expression around the world, with a particular focus on situations in Turkey and China.
Akyol has been described by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria as “Turkey’s finest political analyst.” Prior to joining Cato, he was a senior fellow at The Freedom Project at Wellesley College), where he learned a thing or two about illiberalism in America. He is also a regular contributing opinion writer) for The New York Times.
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Bios and bibliographies: http://www.mustafaakyol.org/), https://www.cato.org/people/mustafa-akyol), https://www.nytimes.com/column/mustafa-akyol)
FIRE Investigates: An (il)liberal arts education at Wellesley College)
“China’s Gulag for Muslims)”
“One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority)”
“The New Gulag Archipelago: How China “Reeducates” the Uyghurs and Why the World Should Be Alarmed)” (Video of Cato Institute panel)
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