Ibram kendy's new book is about the history of racism in America. In it, he argues that there has been no reparations or affirmative action for black people. He says we have a problem with simplistic truism when it comes to social history. This systemic racism needs to be called out and addressed by those who know it best - like me.
Dr. Shermer speaks with John McWhorter about his new online book on how the antiracism movement poses a threat to progressive America. Shermer and McWhorter discuss: antiracism as a religion; the 3 waves of antiracism; the antiracism trinity: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robin DiAngelo, Ibram X. Kendi; white fragility; Black Lives Matter; systemic racism (incarceration rates, housing, jobs, income, etc.); reparations; George Floyd, Tony Timpa and police violence; the N-word and language as violence; and Third Wave Antiracism catechism.