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Sep 9, 2022 1 hr 8 min

John McWhorter – Maintaining Standards in Standardized Testing

from The Glenn Show Hosted by Glenn Loury

0:00 What’s on the menu for Glenn’s birthday party 4:49 John’s Twitter spat with Ibram X. Kendi 14:05 What do we lose by changing testing standards? 20:39 Glenn: If groups matter, then culture matters 32:04 How to prove a racist wrong 39:19 The ballad of Glenn and Woody 51:50 Mitchell S. Jackson’s Esquire essay about Clarence Thomas Links and Readings John and Ibram X. Kendi on Twitter, part one John and Ibram X. Kendi on Twitter, part two John’s NYT piece, “Lower Black and Latino Pass Rates Don’t Make a Test Racist” John’s NYT piece, “Proving Racists Wrong Is Not a Trivial Pursuit” Glenn’s 1992 Commentary essay, “Free at Last?” This American Life segment on Glenn and Woody Mitchell S. Jackson’s Esquire essay, “Looking for Clarence Thomas” Barry Bearak’s 1997 NYT profile of Ward Connerly 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

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