20 August 2019
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The case of Roland Fryer
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the punishment that Harvard levied on Fryer, the renowned African-American economist who was accused of sexual harassment.
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In this video:
- The sexual harassment charges against Harvard economist Roland Fryer
- Glenn: Fryer is a victim of the flawed Title IX regime
- John: “Roland has been railroaded”
- Why Fryer’s black colleagues didn’t defend him
- Is edginess forbidden in the modern academy?
- How would things have played out Fryer’s research had been more “PC”?
Jeffrey Epstein and the corruption of academia
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Cracking jokes about Epstein
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Privileging Western culture
Glenn Loury talks with Penn Law professor Amy Wax about the idea of giving preferential treatment to immigrants from Western nations.
Chris Christie and Tony Soprano
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Erin Schwartz, who recently wrote about viewing The Sopranos through the lens of New Jersey politics and culture.
The trouble with corporate mindfulness
Robert Wright speaks with Ronald Purser, author of the new book McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality.
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Does Trump want us to call him a racist?
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter debate.
Twitter’s crazy risk/reward ratio
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The need for a liberal nationalism
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The real villains in the medical establishment
Brink Lindsey argues that Democrats have erred by attacking health insurance companies instead of the real malefactors—doctors and hospitals.
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Western philosophy and white supremacism
Philosopher Crispin Sartwell lays out his argument comparing mind-body dualism with racism.
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Jeffrey Epstein and the failures of capitalism
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Daniel Bessner debate capitalism, socialism, and hierarchy through the lens of the Epstein scandal.
The DMZ
Why can’t Biden get no respect?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss how the other Democratic candidates are treating the frontrunner.
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In defense of big business
