This chapter chronicles the personal turmoil of a Harvard faculty member leading a double life involving drug use and scandal. It explores the speaker's struggle with addiction, failed attempts at rehabilitation, and eventual redemption through faith and family support.
Economist and social critic Glenn Loury talks about his memoir, Late Admissions, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. In a wide-ranging and blunt conversation, Loury discusses his childhood, his at-times brilliant academic work, his roller-coaster ideological journey, and his personal flaws as a drug addict and imperfect husband. This is a rich conversation about academic life, race in America, and the challenges of self-control.