John McWhorter & Richard Kahlenberg – Rethinking Affirmative Action
April 4, 2025
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April 4, 2025
John McWhorter & Richard Kahlenberg – Rethinking Affirmative Action
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<p>Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com</p><p><strong>Video Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU" target="_blank">0:00</a> Intro </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=63s" target="_blank">1:03</a> How Rick feels being a “liberal maverick,” according to the NYT </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=258s" target="_blank">4:18</a> Rick’s advocacy for class-based affirmative action </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=399s" target="_blank">6:39</a> Rick: “The Trump administration has gone too far” by trying to eliminate racial diversity </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=782s" target="_blank">13:02</a> Opening up the elite university’s old boys club </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=1281s" target="_blank">21:21</a> Will economic diversity in admissions come with test score disparities? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=1435s" target="_blank">23:55</a> Ground News ad <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=1556s" target="_blank">25:56</a> What’s Edward Blum’s deal? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=1776s" target="_blank">29:36</a> Rick: The Democratic Party needs to ask itself why it lost to Trump </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=2088s" target="_blank">34:48</a> The black allies of class-based affirmative action </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=2453s" target="_blank">40:53</a> Is vocational training a viable alternative to four years of college? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=2688s" target="_blank">44:48</a> Addressing the development problem among black students </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSHj_KjkSU&t=3172s" target="_blank">52:52</a> Rick’s hopes for a new Democratic Party</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Class-Matters-Preferences-Inequality-Diversity/dp/1541704231" target="_blank">Rick’s new book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Class-Matters-Preferences-Inequality-Diversity/dp/1541704231" target="_blank"><em>Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s Colleges</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/06/08/more-americans-disapprove-than-approve-of-colleges-considering-race-ethnicity-in-admissions-decisions/" target="_blank">Pew poll on race and ethnicity in college admissions</a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/john-mcwhorter-and-peter-arcidiacono?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank">Glenn and John’s 2023 conversation with Peter Arcidiacono</a></p><p><a href="https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED012275.pdf" target="_blank">The 1966 Coleman report, </a><a href="https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED012275.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Equality of Educational Opportunity</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Excluded-Zoning-NIMBYism-Class-Build/dp/1541701461" target="_blank">Rick’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Excluded-Zoning-NIMBYism-Class-Build/dp/1541701461" target="_blank"><em>Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/wealthy-liberal-suburbs-economic-segregation-scarsdale/674792/" target="_blank">Rick’s Atlantic piece, “Liberal Suburbs Have Their Own Border Wall”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.progressivepolicy.org/" target="_blank">Progressive Policy Institute</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&utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>





























