The History of Racism

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I think it's more of just a lack of history in fact and just the availability heuristic. I struggle on a regular basis at this point, Michael, with how what sort of history does one tell about America? There is not a mainstream institution that is not twisting itself into not to hire and promote as many blacks as possible. Anybody in the university that is halfway honest knows that every single faculty search is one desperate effort to find as many qualified black, remotely qualified blacks in Hispanics to interview and hire and promoteas possible. That's the name of the game, that is all it is about.

Shermer and Mac Donald discuss: race as America’s original sin • civil rights • equality vs. equity • disparate impact • overt racism vs. systemic racism • why Blacks make less money, own fewer and lower quality homes, work in less prestigious jobs, hold fewer seats in the Senate and House of Representatives, run fewer Fortune 500 companies • race and science, medicine, classical music, opera, Juilliard, Swan Lake, museums, and the law • crime and mass shootings • George Floyd and race riots.

Heather Mac Donald is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize. Mac Donald’s work at City Journal has covered a range of topics, including higher education, immigration, policing, homelessness and homeless advocacy, criminal-justice reform, and race relations. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, and The New Criterion. Her new book is When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.