A new season of NBC’s Law & Order returned last night with a complicated episode tackling pro-Hamas activism on college campuses and school presidents’ double standards on free speech.
Thursday’s episode, “Freedom of Expression,” begins with the president of fictional Hudson University, Nathan Alpert (David Denowitz), stressfully talking to his wife (Sharone Sayegh) on the phone.
President Alpert: Oh, I can feel it. It’s gonna happen. It’s just a matter of time.
Mrs. Alpert: I know it’s crazy right now and there are all sorts of rumors swirling.
President Alpert: No, it’s more than that. People are already digging into my research. Every article, every book I ever published. One missed quote. One overlooked source.
Mrs. Alpert: They can’t accuse you of plagiarism if you’re not a plagiarist.
President Alpert: Sure, they can. That’s…
