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Anand Giridharadas
Nov 04, 2025
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I just got a phone call from the head of my speaking agency. It was a bracing call, and I wanted to share it with you immediately.

He told me, bluntly, that his agency will no longer book speaking engagements for me.

The explanation was simple: the chilling effect of Donald Trump.

He said universities are now too scared to bring in a speaker like me. As ar…

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