How will Europe deal with a wave of violence against women perpetrated by male refugees from Islamic nations? How will America counter a “cancel culture” movement that seeks to stifle intellectual debate? Hoover research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Hoover senior fellows H. R. McMaster and John Cochrane to discuss her new book, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights, the parallels between Islamists and “Wokeists,” and her life as a target of both career- and life-threatening “cancel” efforts.

Recorded March 4, 2021


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John H. Cochrane

John H. Cochrane

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

H.R. McMaster

H.R. McMaster

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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