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Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world from Glenn Loury, Professor of Economics at Brown University and Paulson Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute glennloury.substack.com

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Bonus Episode: Unsure Footing

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show bonus episode with Nikita, Mark, and LaJuan, we talk about what's required of a black intellectual, shifting alliances and ideological orientations, and the utility of the police.

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2 DAYS AGO

Glenn x Invisible Men: Glenn Loury's Confessions

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com I'm reposting an episode of the Invisible Men podcast, hosted by Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors. They had me on to talk about Late Admissions, the bias and development narratives, and a lot more. Ian and Nique have a stellar lineup of guests who are having the important conversations about race in America, so check them out at invisible.men. You can find video of this episode there or at my newsletter, https://glennloury.substack.com. Order Glenn's memoir, "Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative" here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349 Subscribe to The Glenn Show on Youtube: @GlennLouryShow Subscribe to The Glenn Show Clips Channel on Youtube: @GlennLouryclips 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

51 min
4 DAYS AGO

John McWhorter – 2024's Seismic Sociopolitical Shift

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennlourysubstack.com Video Links 0:00 Intro 1:10 John feels Glenn’s pain 2:36 Glenn: “I’m tired of being the black guy who has to call b******t on the race narrative” 9:21 The monotonous groove of the race discourse 12:35 John: “This is the most seismic sociopolitical shift of my lifetime” 19:17 Ground News ad 21:10 The H-1B conflict on the right 26:24 The hard truths of global competition 30:09 Luigi Mangione, folk hero? 36:09 ACTA ad 38:22 Glenn and John’s 2025 status 44:52 Living on the edge of a weekly deadline 46:45 Why did Al Jolson wear blackface? Recorded January 5, 2025 Links and Readings Charles Sheeler’s painting, “River Rouge Plant” Coleman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America JD Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Matt Taibbi on coverage of Luigi Mangione’s personal style Glenn’s forthcoming book, Self-Censorship Richard Bernstein’s book, Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer Trailer for Al Jolson’s film, Mammy 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

48 min
6 DAYS AGO

December 2025 Q&A

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com It may be cold outside, but the first Q&A of 2025 is a hot one. John and Glenn talk negotiating the modern mediasphere, the German language, education after affirmative action, code switching, social media and AI, and maintaining a friendship in spite of political differences.

8 min
7 JAN

Post-Show: Stay Sharp

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In retiring from academia, I'm giving up what was once a vital source of intellectual inspiration. How should I go about replacing it? I'm talking through the problem with Nikita and Mark.

2 min
5 JAN

Glenn Loury II – What Death Can Touch

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this bonus episode, I sit down with my son, Glenn Cartman Loury II, to talk about the big topics: life, death, and change. This is a heavy, real conversation. We “reminisce” about caring for Linda—my wife and Glenn’s mother—during the final stages of terminal cancer. We talk about who we were then, who we are now, and why we work so hard to change our lives. I’m seeking solace from my son, and true solace can only come from confronting reality, rather than turning away from it and taking refuge in comforting illusions. This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

11 min
3 JAN

John McWhorter – The Best of Glenn & John 2024

Support The Glenn Show and become a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com 0:00 Intro 3:01 January 15, “Why Glenn wrote a memoir” 9:18 February 2, “The three dimensions of black conservatism” 15:50 Ground News ad 17:52 February 16, “Were Glenn and John too credulous about The Fall of Minneapolis?” 23:07 March 22, “What do we mean by 'colorblindness' today?” 34:39 April 5, “John: We weren’t wrong to ask the questions we asked, even if our answers came up short at first” 37:40 May 17, “Has Israel gone too far in Gaza?” 41:53 ACTA ad 44:07 June 14, “Inside the collapse of Ibram X. Kendi’s research center” 49:22 June 28, “Can John account for his 'emotional and irrational conclusions' about Trump and his recent conviction?” 59:35 August 16, “Glenn: Kamala Harris is no Barack Obama” 1:05:08 August 28, “Vladimir X asks Glenn and John about Gaza” 1:18:19 October 11, “Glenn: Ta-Nehisi Coates's book is brilliant” 1:26:32 October 25, “John: Coates is a beautiful writer, BUT …” 1:28:54 November 4, “A revisionist history of the Trump presidency (or presidencies)” 1:35:47 November 22, “Glenn: Wake up! It’s time to take Trump seriously!” 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

1h 37m
27/12/2024

Robert Wright – War and the AI Race

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com 0:00 The uncertain future of AI 4:46 What would it mean to “lose the AI race” to China? 8:15 The promise and peril of artificial general intelligence 12:01 The international policy challenges of AI 14:32 Can Trump deliver peace between Russia and Ukraine? 18:46 Are there any good argument for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense? 23:55 Bob: With Iran weakened, Israel faces a decision: bombs or diplomacy 28:29 The continuing assault on Gaza 32:33 Antiwar speech codes 37:57 Apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing 43:15 Missed opportunities to turn the temperature down in Israel 51:29 Bob: The international community has little sway over Israel 54:25 The advantages of cognitive empathy Recorded December 17, 2024 Links and Readings Bob’s Substack, the Nonzero Newsletter Nonzero on YouTube Thomas Nagel’s essay, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” Bob’s most recent conversation with Thomas Friedman Glenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War” Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid Ilan Papé’s book, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, The Message Bob’s Nonzero essay, “The Truth about Hamas” Bob’s 2002 Slate essay, “Was Arafat the Problem?” 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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Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world from Glenn Loury, Professor of Economics at Brown University and Paulson Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute glennloury.substack.com