John McWhorter & Jason Riley – The Affirmative Action Myth

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:00 Intro1:00 What is the “affirmative action myth”?8:02 Black progress before and after affirmative action11:41 Ground News ad13:29 How far does Jason’s critique of affirmative action extend?17:03 Contesting The Shape of the River26:37 Respectability, responsibility, and upward mobility32:40 Is Jason blaming the victims?35:54 Jason: No one’s buying the reparations argument43:26 How do figures like Ibram X. Kendi and Nikole Hannah-Jones end up at the center of progressive discourse?Recorded May 7, 2025Links and ReadingsJason’s new book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to SucceedJason’s book, Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to SucceedJason’s book, False Black PowerJason’s book, Maverick: A Biography of Thomas SowellDerek Bok and William G. Bowen’s book, The Shape of the River: Long Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University AdmissionsMelissa Kearney’s book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling BehindAn Amos & Andy YouTube playlistJulia pilot episodeTa-Nehisi Coates’s Atlantic essay, “The Case for Reparations”Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to Be an AntiracistThe NYT’s 1619 ProjectThe Woodson Center’s 1776 Unites Project 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