245. The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Economic Inequality | Glenn Loury
This episode was recorded on October 12, 2021 Dr. Glenn Loury and I discuss the Pareto principle, the economics of inequality, PC culture, climate change, race in America, IQ and The Bell Curve, intelligence vs. wisdom, AA meetings, Christianity, and more. Dr. Glenn Loury is an American economist, academic, and author. In 1982, he became the first African American tenured professor of economics at Harvard. Among Dr. Loury’s published works are The Anatomy of Racial Inequality and Race, Incarceration, & American Values. He was elected president of the Eastern Economics Association in 2013 and received the Bradley Prize in 2022. ___________ Links ___________ Dr. Loury’s substack: http://glennloury.substack.com The Glenn Show: https://youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQ The Anatomy of Racial Inequality: https://amazon.com/Anatomy-Racial-Inequality-Preface-Lectures/dp/0674260465/ref=asc_df_0674260465/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=519487730108&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=770218243983853108&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019578&hvtargid=pla-1454356324992&psc=1 Race, Incarceration, and American Values: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B08BT4WHFG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 ___________ Chapters ___________ [0:00] Intro [01:23] Dr. Loury’s Career [04:38] The Pareto Principle [10:51] Market Failure & Climate Change [11:57] The G Factor (general intelligence factor) [13:45] Why Stephen Jay Gould Is Wrong [17:01] Neuroticism & Divorce [26:06] Race & Incarceration in the US [36:16] Culture & Biology [38:09] The 80/20 Principle [47:20] Openness & Entrepreneurs [49:21] Meaningful Work & Inequality [56:35:] The Bell Curve [01:01:09] Political Correctness around IQ [01:14:58] Dr. Loury's (Shifting) Political Views [01:21:09] Drug Addiction & Spiritual Transformation [01:27:10] Intelligence vs. Wisdom [01:30:16] The Glenn Show [01:35:40] George Floyd
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245. The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Economic Inequality | Glenn Loury
Summary
This episode was recorded on October 12, 2021
Dr. Glenn Loury and I discuss the Pareto principle, the economics of inequality, PC culture, climate change, race in America, IQ and The Bell Curve, intelligence vs. wisdom, AA meetings, Christianity, and more.
Dr. Glenn Loury is an American economist, academic, and author. In 1982, he became the first African American tenured professor of economics at Harvard. Among Dr. Loury’s published works are The Anatomy of Racial Inequality and Race, Incarceration, & American Values. He was elected president of the Eastern Economics Association in 2013 and received the Bradley Prize in 2022.
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Links
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Dr. Loury’s substack:
http://glennloury.substack.com
The Glenn Show:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQ
The Anatomy of Racial Inequality: https://amazon.com/Anatomy-Racial-Inequality-Preface-Lectures/dp/0674260465/ref=asc_df_0674260465/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=519487730108&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=770218243983853108&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019578&hvtargid=pla-1454356324992&psc=1
Race, Incarceration, and American Values:
https://amazon.com/gp/product/B08BT4WHFG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2
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Chapters
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[0:00] Intro
[01:23] Dr. Loury’s Career
[04:38] The Pareto Principle
[10:51] Market Failure & Climate Change
[11:57] The G Factor (general intelligence factor)
[13:45] Why Stephen Jay Gould Is Wrong
[17:01] Neuroticism & Divorce
[26:06] Race & Incarceration in the US
[36:16] Culture & Biology
[38:09] The 80/20 Principle
[47:20] Openness & Entrepreneurs
[49:21] Meaningful Work & Inequality
[56:35:] The Bell Curve
[01:01:09] Political Correctness around IQ
[01:14:58] Dr. Loury's (Shifting) Political Views
[01:21:09] Drug Addiction & Spiritual Transformation
[01:27:10] Intelligence vs. Wisdom
[01:30:16] The Glenn Show
[01:35:40] George Floyd
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