John McWhorter – America's Dodged Bullet

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=139s" target="_blank">2:19</a> John apologizes for his previous statement about Trump and assassination, and Glenn reaffirms their friendship </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=441s" target="_blank">7:21</a> Glenn: “We literally dodged a bullet” </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=549s" target="_blank">9:09</a> John: Going MAGA is taking the easy political route </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=666s" target="_blank">11:06</a> Glenn: There are good reasons to support some of Trump’s policies, if not his rhetoric </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=1137s" target="_blank">18:57</a> Does the 2024 election have a “summer of 2020” vibe? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=1418s" target="_blank">23:38</a> Ground News ad </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=1558s" target="_blank">25:58</a> The fantasy Kamala Harris / Corey Booker ticket </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=2007s" target="_blank">33:27</a> Is “Make America Nice Again” a compelling campaign message? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=2302s" target="_blank">38:22</a> Is “Trump is a threat to democracy” a lexically inept slogan? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=2753s" target="_blank">45:53</a> It’s time for Biden to step down </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=2990s" target="_blank">49:50</a> John: “I'm honestly glad the assassin missed” </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe51yW9G7yc&#38;t=3289s" target="_blank">54:49</a> Do Glenn and John need couples counseling?</p><p>Recorded July 20, 2024</p><p>Links and Readings</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpfH07_JSAI" target="_blank">Andrew Napolitano’s conversation with John Mearsheimer</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ddafXhX7Mw" target="_blank">Andrew Napolitano conversation with Jeffrey Sachs</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/politics/photographers-trump-shooting-cnnphotos/media/images/s_BF38E266280C4332A29ED0AE9DACD0C37D30AAA3B2E109CFE8C8F22096A0F00F_1721013224644_AP24195803307155.jpg" target="_blank">Evan Vucci’s iconic post-assassination attempt photo of Trump and Secret Service agents</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/opinion/democracy-dead-word-language.html" target="_blank">John’s NYT column, “Why Are Democrats Speaking to America in Ancient Greek?”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/" target="_blank">George Orwell’s essay, “Politics and the English Language”</a></p><p><a href="https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/biden-must-step-aside-this-week" target="_blank">Larry Kotlikoff’s Substack post, “Biden Must Step Aside—This Week!”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.persuasion.community/" target="_blank">Yascha Mounk’s Substack, </a><em>Persuasion</em></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/yascha-mounk-the-identity-trap?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank">Glenn’s conversation with Yasha Mounk</a></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&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>