The Unforeseen Attack on the Foundations of Western Civilization

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I was very worried in the text, I quote Shiller's Ode to Joy on Defoida in the German and then I provide an English translation. Well, it's one thing to be a voice actor and to be able to read a foreign language with proper oomle outs in German. But we'll still see. Yeah, maybe I'll- That's right. Maybe I'll explore John. He's one of my audible credits on my book just to- I'm curious. Okay. So let's try to steal man your critics arguments because I hear a lot of them myself. You know, isn't this just you middle age white people griping about things are changing

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.