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The Slippery Slope to Hell (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Fighting through Covid-19 and the pandemic ... Daunte Wright and how police violence goes beyond race ... The "fake" narrative about Black people a…
5 years, 3 months ago
What Happened to Civil Rights? (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Life as a university professor during Covid ... What happened to the civil rights movement? ... Glenn and John disagree on voter suppression ... …
5 years, 3 months ago
John Rawls at 100 (Glenn Loury & Joshua Cohen)
Who was moral and political philosopher John Rawls? ... Why Rawls' "A Theory of Justice" is such an important text ... Is taxation an infringement …
5 years, 4 months ago
Racism at Georgetown? (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
The contentious origins of Glenn and John's relationship ... Cancellations at Georgetown and racial disparities in academic performance ... What is…
5 years, 4 months ago
Glenn Loury's Intellectual Origins, Part 4 (Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner)
Patreon Q&A announcement ... Glenn's initial impressions of BLM ... How should racial justice advocates advance their interests? ... The problem o…
5 years, 4 months ago
In Defense of Knowledge (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
New anti-racist guidelines for teaching math in Oregon ... Defending the ideals of the Enlightenment ... What anti-racists get wrong about knowledg…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to Avert the Apocalypse (Glenn Loury & Robert Wright)
Changing the narrative on race in America ... Navigating the increasingly polarized landscape ... Why Glenn takes issue with the 1619 Project ... …
5 years, 5 months ago
The Pitfalls of Dissent (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Do Glenn and John over-discuss race and racism? ... The hurdles to hosting debates on TGS ... The guys consider their role in the national discours…
5 years, 5 months ago
Wokeism's Postmodern Roots (Glenn Loury & James Lindsay)
Tracing wokeism's origins to mid-century postmodernism ... Determining the right historical narrative on race ... Do progressives have a problem co…
5 years, 5 months ago
Wokebusters (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Monthly Q&A with Glenn and John ... TGS 2.0, new newsletters, and John's new book ... Critiquing the Biden administration's first moves ... The ex…
5 years, 5 months ago