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2019-08-05

  Biden, Trump, and Sharpton (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

Why Biden is getting a bad rap on race ... John: "Our smarter white people are 'woker' than most black people" ... Why doesn't a Democratic candidate push back? ... Does Trump want us to call him a racist? ... Glenn and John return to their great debat...
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2019-07-31

  A Love Letter to Big Business (Glenn Loury & Tyler Cowen)

Tyler's new book, Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero ... The case against splitting up the big tech companies ... Tyler: CEOs largely deserve their high pay ... Is campaign finance overrated? ... Tyler: Advertising is a good thing .....
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2019-07-24

  Remembering Mark Kleiman (Glenn Loury & Mark Kleiman)

Glenn remembers Mark, who passed away on Sunday ... Glenn and Mark talk crime and punishment ... Mark: Few people in social services consider crime prevention to be part of their mission ... Glenn and Mark debate the merits of "stop and frisk" in NYC ....
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2019-07-22

  Special Crossover Edition (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Glenn Loury)

Affirmative action and the college admissions scandal ... Jock and Man at Yale ... What money can't (and can) buy ... Considering class-based affirmative action ... Does it matter that Trump is an immoral person? ... Is racism at the center of the bor...
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2019-07-09

  Black American Culture and the Racial Wealth Gap (Glenn Loury & Coleman Hughes)

Coleman’s essay, “Black American Culture and the Racial Wealth Gap” ... Is America’s present-day wealth built on slavery? ... Coleman: People attribute too much causal power to racist policies ... How to quantify “black culture” ... Coleman: We should ...
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2019-07-05

  This Is Your Life (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

John's next two books, a history of English and a book on profanity ... Who is hurt when we violate language taboos? ... Glenn on writing his memoir: "The truth hurts" ... Three key turning points in Glenn's life ... Glenn's break with the right (and ...
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2019-06-24

  The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas (Glenn Loury & Scott Gerber)

Scott's book, First Principles: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas ... The influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Constitution ... Does Thomas want to invalidate the administrative state? ... Why Thomas cares about desegregation more tha...
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2019-06-19

  Black Silent Majority (Glenn Loury & Michael Fortner)

Michael's book on the Rockefeller drug laws, Black Silent Majority ... Critiquing Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow ... Adding a class critique to the discussion of race and crime ... Why Michael is torn over "respectability politics" ... Michael:...
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2019-06-07

  Divided Politics, Divided Nation (Glenn Loury & Darrell West)

Darrell’s new book, Divided Politics, Divided Nation ... Why is racial demographic change so important to conservatives? ... How Darrell’s conservative Christian family exemplifies the ideological divide ... Identity politics on the Brown University ca...
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2019-05-22

  Standardizing Disadvantage (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

Why NYC’s elite schools are ditching standardized entry exams ... John: The academic achievement gap is a cultural issue ... Getting good grades and the pressure against "acting white" ... What is oppositional culture theory? ... John: There's no repla...
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