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David Klion is a contributing editor at Jewish Currents and columnist at The Nation . In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Klion discusses how Bari Weiss went from a polarizing opinion writer to the editor-in-chief of CBS News. Klion breaks down the origins of Weiss’s reactionary politics and analyzes her plan to transform CBS News. Read Klion’s deep-dive into Bari Weiss’s career: https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2025/sep/10/bari-weiss-cbs Other articles cited: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/26/inside-bari-weisss-hostile-takeover-of-cbs-news https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/bari-weiss-cbs-news-comeback-new-york-return.html https://www.thenation.com/article/society/harpers-letter-free-speech-trump/ https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/have-we-learned-nothing/ More info about Study Hall: studyhall.xyz Music by KT The Terrible

This is the first half of our episode with journalist David Klion on the background of the Ukraine crisis. Check out the full episode here!

This week Kate and Julia talk with writer David Klion (The Nation, New Republic, Foreign Policy, Jewish Currents) about how accusations of antisemitism are being weaponized against the left. They also, of course, talk about being a Millennial class traitor. Follow David on Twitter @davidklion http://jewishcurrents.org Julia and Kate can be found at @OhJuliaTweets and @KateWillett Hosts: Kate Willett and Julia Claire Producer: Genevieve Gearity Theme Song: Emily Frembgen and Kate Willett Artwork: Adrienne Lobl

We've got writer David Klion on to discuss the freshly updated magazine Jewish Currents , Center for American Progress chief Neera Tanden's decision to bust the ThinkProgress union, the prospects for imperial rollback after 2020, how far the new Koch- and Soros-funded Quincy Institute should be trusted, and the evolution of Bernie Sanders' foreign policy thinking. Here are his Nation articles: on Matt Duss , lefty foreign policy , and the Quincy Institute .

In Episode Six of 49th Parahell, I talk about the disturbing developments in the US Child Separation story that broke this week, as well as Doug Ford's latest efforts to undermine democracy in Ontario and punish the province's most vulnerable citizens. Then David Klion joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on why I and others on the left should care more about Russiagate, elite accountability, Obama, Israel/Palestine and more.