John McWhorter – How Should We Memorialize the Past?
June 9, 2023
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June 9, 2023
John McWhorter – How Should We Memorialize the Past?
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> Inside the mind of a crack columnist</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=259s" target="_blank">4:19</a> The blowback from Norman Finkelstein’s TGS appearance</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=927s" target="_blank">15:27</a> Is it enough to be a “happy warrior” for your cause?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=1725s" target="_blank">28:45</a> How did MLK become MLK?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=2257s" target="_blank">37:37</a> What’s in a name when that name is “Woodrow Wilson”?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zSJ64fzpWw&t=2950s" target="_blank">49:10</a> Glenn: “Clarence Thomas’s name should be on public school buildings”</p><p>Recorded May 30, 2023</p><p>Links and Readings</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/john-mcwhorter" target="_blank">John’s NYT archive</a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/norman-finkelstein-the-triple-scam" target="_blank">Norman Finkelstein on TGS</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heretical-Thoughts-Identity-Politics-Academic/dp/B0BSJXB7WN" target="_blank">Norman Finkelstein’s book, </a><em>I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Come to It: Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/King-Life-Jonathan-Eig/dp/0374279292" target="_blank">Jonathan Eig’s new biography of Martin Luther King, </a><em>King: A Life</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ali-Life-Jonathan-Eig/dp/1328505693" target="_blank">Jonathan Eig’s biography of Muhammad Ali, </a><em>Ali: A Life</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Passage-Charles-Johnson/dp/0684855887" target="_blank">Charles Johnson’s novel, </a><em>Middle Passage</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dreamer-Novel-Charles-Johnson/dp/0684854430" target="_blank">Charles Johnson’s novel, </a><em>Dreamer</em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Martyr-Persia-Tragic-Baskerville/dp/1324065923" target="_blank">Reza Aslan’s new book, </a><em>An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville</em></p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/clarence-and-ginni-thomas-hxtlm2/" target="_blank">PBS’s </a><em>Frontline</em><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/clarence-and-ginni-thomas-hxtlm2/" target="_blank"> documentary, </a><em>Clarence and Ginni</em></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>