The Glenn Show

Buy Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813492:29 Have we already forgotten the horror of October 7? 9:22 Ben: We can’t ignore the loss of innocent life in Gaza 13:58 “From the river to the sea” and “all lives matter” 22:00 Celebrating the deaths of Israelis 26:31 Drawing the line at BDS 33:05 Glenn: If you want free speech, prepare to be uncomfortable 37:44 Columbia University administrators put on leave after allegedly antisemitic text messages 41:41 How Glenn discovered Benjamin’s work 47:40 The social meaning of race 51:01 The invitation to empathy in Late Admissions 59:02 Benjamin’s work with the Inside-Out Prison Exchange ProgramRecorded July 10, 2024Links and ReadingsBenjamin’s book, Juror’s Stories of Death: How America’s Death Penalty Invests in InequalityBenjamin’s book, Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone PrisonBenjamin’s book, Disposable Heroes: The Betrayal of African American VeteransGlenn’s conversation with Omer BartovGlenn’s book, Race, Incarceration, and American ValuesGlenn’s book, The Anatomy of Racial InequalityErving Goffman’s book, Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled IdentityErving Goffman’s book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeRobert Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityOrlando Patterson’s book, Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative StudyColeman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaEduardo Bonilla-Silva’s book, Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in AmericaGlenn’s conversation with his son, Glenn Loury IIThe Inside-Out Prison Exchange Student This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

1:18 John: Biden probably should not be running for president 7:47 Who’s running the country? 11:17 Presidential b******t 13:35 Ground News ad 15:56 Is Kamala up to the big job? 22:44 Kamala’s questionable climb to the top 27:53 The NYT Editorial Board’s surprising call for Biden to drop out 33:50 Trump at Gettysburg 35:45 Trump’s victory is now more probable. But is it more defensible? 40:42 Interrogating the “elitist backlash” interpretation of Trumpism 45:43 How should Dems proceed in a post-Biden election?Recorded July 4, 2024Links and ReadingsFull video of the Trump-Biden debateHarry G. Frankfurter’s book, On B******tClip from Adam McKay’s film, ViceKamala Harris attacks Biden during a 2019 primary debateKamala Harris defends Biden’s recent debate performanceNYT Editorial Board calls on Biden to leave the raceJill Biden’s Vogue cover This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

0:00 Intro 1:28 Biden’s abysmal debate performance 5:01 Billionaire survivalists 12:53 So you made it to your luxury bunker. Now what? 16:22 The postapocalyptic war of all against all 21:29 Is the very existence of billionaires the real doomsday scenario? 26:20 The doomsday tax 32:24 Will the bunker dwellers have a reason to live? 40:39 The problem of government after nuclear holocaust 46:08 The literal bunker mentality 52:08 Was Mark responsible for Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall? Who can say for sure?Recorded June 28, 2024Links and ReadingsEvan Osnos’s 2017 New Yorker piece, “Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich”Douglas Rushkoff’s book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech BillionairesDouglas Rushkoff’s Guardian piece, “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse”Ingrid Schmidt’s Hollywood Reporter piece, “Billionaires’ Survivalist Bunkers Go Absolutely Bonkers with Fiery Moats and Water Cannons”Andre Mayer’s CBC News piece, “From Luxury Bunkers to Tactical Vehicles, the Ultra-Rich Are Preparing for the Big One”Cixin Liu’s trilogy of sci-fi novels, The Three Body ProblemEverybody Loves Raymond complete series DVD box setLouis van Gasteren’s documentary, Now Do You Get Why I Am Crying?Paul Celan’s Selected Poems and Prose, translated by John FelstinerTadeusz Borowski’s book, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and GentlemanGlenn, Nikita, and Mark’s previous conversation, “The Ethics of Giving in the Very Long Term” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

0:00 Great writing is “a marriage of life and honesty”3:20 Glenn: I am my book’s primary audience8:00 Glenn the Rationalist vs Glenn the Believer18:00 How much did Glenn’s socio-economic status affect his sense of black belonging?24:26 The radical rhetoric of privileged African Americans29:38 Against reparations33:57 A raised fist, but not a hand out40:27 Colorblindness in theory and practice50:11 Is race orthodoxy the first step on the road to totalitarianism?1:03:01 Self-reliance and individualismRecorded June 26, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black ConservativeJennifer and Winkfield’s book, Letters in Black and White: A New Correspondence on RaceStephen Shames and Ericka Huggins’s book, Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther PartyJon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker’s cookbook, Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power KitchenGlenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and Related Phenomena”Thomas Chatterton Williams’s book, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning RaceSheena Michele Mason’s forthcoming book, The Raceless Antiracist: Why Ending Race Is the Future of AntiracismColeman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaWinkfield and Jennifer’s conversation with Angel EduardoFree Black ThoughtVáclav Havel’s book, The Power of the PowerlessRalph Waldo Emerson’s essay, “Self-Reliance” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

0:00 Why the different format? 4:04 Joe asks John to account for his “emotional and irrational conclusions” about Trump and his recent conviction 15:28 Ground News ad 17:49 Did John really mean it when he implied he hoped someone would assassinate Trump? 23:00 Lauren wants John to justify his “casual endorsement” of gender fluidity in pronoun usage 32:37 Jerry asks why “external factors” like poverty are often used to explain lagging African American scholastic performance, those factors haven’t hindered them from achieving wildly disproportionate success in the cultural realm 38:34 Patrick calls out Glenn for his frequent use of the word “irregardless” 41:26 kgweiland asks Glenn if the Pamela Foster story in my memoir was “yours to share” 46:17 Scott Alex has some technical questions about linguistics for John 50:01 Jakon Joi asks for advice dealing with the tragic, possibly racially motivated murder of her fatherRecorded June 23, 2024Links and ReadingsJune 2024 thread of subscriber questionsJohn talking about Trump voters on Real Time in 2023Daniel Bessner and Glenn on Real Time in 2023Richard Dawkins interviews JohnJohn’s book, The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

0:00 Glenn II returns to The Glenn Show 2:17 Glenn II: Dad, you’re not really a “conservative” in the present-day sense of the term 13:20 Glenn and Glenn II agree that the “systemic racism” argument is overblown but disagree over what to do about it 22:04 What social conditions lead to the kind of behavior Glenn often condemns? 31:36 The luck and privilege that allowed Glenn to recover from his mistakes 39:19 Glenn II: “I found myself getting angry at someone who doesn’t exist anymore” 46:59 The conversation Glenn never had with his father 51:06 What Late Admissions taught Glenn II about his father 57:32 Grace in the face of public scandal 1:01:28 Love, death, and the LourysRecorded June 15, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”Scenes from The Wire, Season 4Glenn and Glenn II’s September 2018 Bloggingheads conversationGlenn II’s book, Invisible Funerals: A Tale of Nine BurialsGlenn II’s book, Love Letters & Elegies: Tales from Beyond the PaleGlenn II’s book, What Death Can Touch This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

ORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 Glenn and John’s summer plans 3:56 Glenn’s forthcoming book on self-censorship 9:53 John’s forthcoming book on pronouns 17:25 Ground News ad 19:45 Inside the audiobook recording process 21:13 Why John isn’t celebrating Trump’s conviction 27:34 What’s so “monstrous” about Trump? 32:17 Is Trump demonizing immigrants or proposing sensible border regulation? 39:17 Inside the collapse of Ibram X. Kendi’s research center 44:42 Does Kendi’s fall mark the end of the woke moment? 49:15 The willful incomprehension directed at Byron Donalds 55:11 Joe Biden’s outdated speech at MorehouseRecorded June 8, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s 1994 essay, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and Related Phenomena”Henry Frankfurt’s book, On B******tGlenn and John’s conversation with Mark GoldblattRachel Poser’s New York Times Magazine piece, “Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own”Herbert Guttman’s book, The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925Joe Biden’s commencement address at Morehouse This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

ORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 How Josh got Glenn started in podcasting3:05 Early career advice to Glenn: Don’t be an a*****e6:30 A recent loss in Josh’s life8:36 Did Trump’s prosecution and conviction set a dangerous precedent?15:37 Biden’s uninspiring presidential campaign19:38 Josh: Trump is “an enemy of and a threat to … fundamental political values”23:22 The problem of the meritocracy28:54 The “shame” Glenn felt after his speech at a synagogue39:19 The things left unsaid about the Gaza War47:22 Were Glenn’s fears about reaction to his thoughts about Gaza overblown?51:23 Can mistaken ad hominem inferences about audiences initiate self-censorship on the part of speakers?55:55 When Manhattan Institute President Reihan Salaam when to Berkeley1:00:58 Josh: Campus protests have basically been a good thing1:09:33 Josh’s thoughts on what John Rawls might have said about the State of IsraelRecorded June 1, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s writing for Boston ReviewGlenn and Josh’s first Bloggingheads conversationMichael Lind’s UnHerd piece, “Trump’s Conviction Is an Assault on Democracy”Michael Sandel’s book, The Tyranny of MeritMichael Sandel’s Boston Review piece, “How Markets Crowd Out Morals”Michael Sandel discusses The Tyranny of Merit on TGSGlenn’s Substack post, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”Glenn’s 1994 essay, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and Related Phenomena”Glenn’s Palm Beach Synagogue speech, “What Has Become of the Partnership between Black and Jews”John Mearsheimer on TGSOmer Bartov on TGSReihan Salam’s book, Melting Pot or Civil War?The Kalven Committee ReportJohn Rawls’s book, A Theory of JusticeJohn Rawls’s book, The Law of PeoplesJosh’s essay, “Is There a Human Right to Democracy?” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comAfter a two-month hiatus, John and I are back for a Q&A session. This time around, as an experiment, we asked subscribers to submit non-political questions. Let’s see what you came up with.

ORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 A message from Glenn1:14 Unsettling the “Settled Questions,” Glenn Loury & John McWhorter2:59 The Race and IQ Question, Glenn Loury & John McWhorter12:19 Facing Reality, Glenn Loury & Charles Murray21:40 The IQ Taboo, Glenn Loury & Amy Wax31:08 Debate with an Embattled Racial Realist, Glenn Loury & Amy Wax45:44 The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Economic Inequality, Glenn Loury48:21 The Dangers of Research into Race & IQ, Glenn Loury & Lex Fridman This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe