#285 Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture

Published: May 14, 2022, 6:44 p.m.

Glenn Loury is a professor of economics and social sciences at Brown University, and a prominent podcaster and social critic who speaks and writes about race, inequality, and social policy. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:12) - Martin Luther King Jr.
\n(16:00) - History of slavery
\n(30:39) - Equality of outcome
\n(47:02) - Math and economics
\n(1:03:17) - Racial groups
\n(1:16:33) - Black patriotism
\n(1:26:26) - MLK and Malcolm X
\n(1:40:07) - Joe Rogan controversy
\n(1:59:23) - Accusation of racism
\n(2:07:08) - Elon Musk and Twitter
\n(2:12:41) - Universities
\n(2:21:19) - Cognitive inequality
\n(2:33:45) - Politics
\n(2:53:10) - Ketanji Brown Jackson
\n(2:59:14) - Thomas Sowell
\n(3:04:28) - Barack Obama
\n(3:23:06) - Mortality
\n(3:35:20) - Meaning of life