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The Free Market, Impeachment, and NeverTrumpers (Glenn Loury & Steven Teles)
The Niskanen Center's defense of a "free-market welfare state" ... Hidden ways the government obstructs the free market ... Why a wealth tax probably wouldn't work ... Steve's ambivalence about …
Published on 6 years ago
"It's Hard to Be an Individual" (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Buzzwords vs. the power of reason ... College students stay silent instead of saying the wrong thing ... Why cultural appropriation is such a flashpoint ... John: "It's hard to be an individual" …
Published on 6 years ago
Debating the Case for "Black Optimism" (Glenn Loury & Coleman Hughes)
Coleman's new essay, "The Case for Black Optimism" ... Does it make sense to compare blacks and whites in terms of progress? ... Glenn presents the counterargument ... Coleman detests that blacks…
Published on 6 years ago
Back and Still Black (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Glenn wants to hear more before supporting impeachment ... John: "Does it not bother you that your country is being run by an idiot?" ... Is Trump a truer tribune of the people than Obama? ... Gl…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Truth, Justice, and Racial Equality (Edmund Santurri & Glenn Loury)
What does it mean to be a black conservative? ... Why Glenn's views on affirmative action have shifted back and forth ... What happens if affirmative action is eliminated? ... Glenn critiques the…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
A Politics of Humility, Forgiveness, and Love (Glenn Loury & John Wood, Jr.)
Is polarization a problem to be solved with "water or fire"? ... If Trump wins reelection, will national reconciliation be possible? ... How John's biography prepared him for this work ... Lov…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago