#217 The New Religion of Anti-Racism

Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 10:45 p.m.

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Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about race, racism, and \\u201canti-racism\\u201d in America. They discuss how conceptions of racism have changed, the ubiquitous threat of being branded a \\u201cracist,\\u201d the contradictions within identity politics, recent echoes of the OJ verdict, willingness among progressives to lose the 2020 election, racism as the all-purpose explanation of racial disparities in the U.S., double standards for the black community, the war on drugs, the lure of identity politics, police violence, the enduring riddle of affirmative action, the politics of \\u201cblack face,\\u201d and other topics.

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