John McWhorter – Inside the Ibram X. Kendi Collapse

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fall mark the end of the woke moment? 49:15 The willful incomprehension directed at Byron Donalds 55:11 Joe Biden’s outdated speech at MorehouseRecorded June 8, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s 1994 essay, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and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