The Problem with Racial Preferences | Glenn Loury & John McWhorter | The Glenn Show

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0:00 John: Don’t dismiss West Side Story just because it was written by white men
14:59 If the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, will higher education “resegregate”?
24:34 Are meritocracy and racial diversity initiatives inherently opposed to each other?
35:41 What, if anything, are we losing when we give significant weight to racial preference?
47:19 John: Certain black academics are valued for the way they represent their race rather than their scholarly achievements
56:54 The perils of the DEI industry

Correction: In the video, Glenn says that Lisa Cook studied under Paul Romer at Berkeley. This is an error. She was David Romer’s student.

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter (Columbia, New York Times, Woke Racism). Recorded February 20, 2022.

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