Glenn and John discuss their weariness with being spokesmen on the “race” issue in America. John anticipates more demand for such “race talk” in the coming year, with affirmative action and voting rights cases coming before the Supreme Court. John invites Glenn to reminisce about “race talk” in the 1990s, and Glenn laments that this was when neoconservatives became just plain conservatives. They discuss being the only black person in a room full of conservatives, and Glenn recalls why he once apologized to Jesse Jackson. John explains why he’s tired of speaking about race before largely white audiences. Glenn and John discuss stop-and-frisk policing and voting rights from their “weary with race” perspectives. Glenn declares his solution to being trapped in the ghetto of racial commentary: he’s going global.
Play entire videoGlenn’s 1993 paper, with Coate and Besley, “The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations” (PDF)
Glenn’s 1993 paper, with Coate, on affirmative action (PDF)
2002 NYT magazine piece on Glenn
Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom’s book, “America in Black and White”
Glenn’s 1997 review of “America in Black and White”
John on stop-and-frisk
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