What We Owe Each Other - A New Social Contract for a Better Society

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Weram Kout: The idea that america is uniquely evil because of its slave history is nonsense. It's interesting that on the left tat the response to government failure is always more government. But yes, but, but, what is realistic? What can you do with a mind set that says there are unlimited resources and no trade offs between taking from the most productive people in society and giving to less productive ones)? And again, i don't see that as realistically being put forward as a way forward.

Shermer speaks with Jason Riley about Maverick — the first-ever biography of Thomas Sowell, one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, Sowell has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal orthodoxy have endeared him to many readers but have also enraged fellow intellectuals, the civil-rights establishment, and much of the mainstream media. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness.

Shermer and Riley discuss: Riley’s documentary on Sowell; Sowell’s philosophy that “there are no solutions, only trade-offs”; mismatch theory and affirmative action; race and IQ; why Riley thinks liberals make it harder for blacks to succeed; political correctness; BLM, antiracism, reparations; charity and welfare; income inequality and UBI, and much more…