#285 – Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture

Glenn Loury is a professor of economics and social sciences at Brown University, and a prominent podcaster and social critic who speaks and writes about race, inequality, and social policy. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(07:12)– Martin Luther King Jr.
(16:00)– History of slavery
(30:39)– Equality of outcome
(47:02)– Math and economics
(1:03:17)– Racial groups
(1:16:33)– Black patriotism
(1:26:26)– MLK and Malcolm X
(1:40:07)– Joe Rogan controversy
(1:59:23)– Accusation of racism
(2:07:08)– Elon Musk and Twitter
(2:12:41)– Universities
(2:21:19)– Cognitive inequality
(2:33:45)– Politics
(2:53:10)– Ketanji Brown Jackson
(2:59:14)– Thomas Sowell
(3:04:28)– Barack Obama
(3:23:06)– Mortality
(3:35:20)– Meaning of life