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Critiquing "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas" (Glenn Loury & Scott Gerber)
Is impeachment justified? ... Summarizing Corey Robin's new book, The Enigma of Clarence Thomas ... Scott: Robin doesn't understand Thomas's actua…
6 years, 6 months ago
The New Culture Wars (Glenn Loury & Meghan Daum)
What's new about the culture wars? ... Meghan: "White women are the new white men" ... Reacting vs. responding ... Meghan: Gen Xers had the adva…
6 years, 6 months ago
Crime, Justice, and Reform (Glenn Loury & Peter Moskos)
Peter explains how stop-and-frisk went too far ... Who or what deserves credit for NYC's massive murder decline? ... Peter: Reducing poverty is not…
6 years, 7 months ago
What Should Be Out of Bounds? (Glenn Loury & Robert Wright)
Bob reminisces about the origins of Bloggingheads.tv ... Where The Glenn Show fits into the BhTV ecosystem ... Speech policing, the "n-word," and t…
6 years, 7 months ago
Revisiting the Trayvon Martin Case, Part Two (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
Glenn and John respond to criticism of their discussion of The Trayvon Hoax ... Why Glenn finds the film credible despite its creator's conspiracy t…
6 years, 7 months ago
Revisiting the Trayvon Martin Case (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)
George Zimmerman sues a bunch of people for $100 million ... Rightwing filmmaker Joel Gilbert's The Trayvon Hoax ... Gilbert's past conspiracy the…
6 years, 7 months ago
Who Really Pays Taxes? (Glenn Loury & Laurence Kotlikoff)
Does the US tax system favor the rich? ... Why spending is more equally distributed than wealth ... How Larry makes his calculations ... How bill…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Economics of Fighting Climate Change (Glenn Loury & Laurence Kotlikoff)
Critiquing William Nordhaus's work on the economics of climate change ... Larry: My plan for carbon taxation is a win-win ... Can elderly voters w…
6 years, 8 months ago
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 proba…
6 years, 8 months 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 flas…
6 years, 8 months ago