John McWhorter – Sparring over Mamdani, Gaza, and Trump

<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=TsKnmNviCJg" target="_blank">0:00</a> Zohran Mamdani’s win in the NYC Democratic primaries </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=727s" target="_blank">12:07</a> Ground News ad </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=845s" target="_blank">14:05</a> The War on Terror and the War in Gaza </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=1734s" target="_blank">28:54</a> Should Trump fear Mamdani? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=1922s" target="_blank">32:02</a> Glenn: Trump is running the table </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=2546s" target="_blank">42:26</a> John: Glenn, you’re getting caught up in the Trump Show </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=2885s" target="_blank">48:05</a> Buckley, Reagan, Goldwater, and the legacy of conservatism </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=3236s" target="_blank">53:56</a> Glenn’s encounters with Willian F. Buckley </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsKnmNviCJg&#38;t=3570s" target="_blank">59:30</a> Remembering Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom</p><p>Recorded July 7, 2025</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/opinion/wokeness-race-gaza.html" target="_blank">John’s NYT column, “Wokeness Will Always Be with Us”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/opinion/zohran-mamdani-democrats-israel.html" target="_blank">Peter Beinart’s NYT guest essay, “Democrats Need to Understand That Opinions on Israel Are Changing Fast”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPgDZBADR3Y" target="_blank">“One Last Time” from </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPgDZBADR3Y" target="_blank"><em>Hamilton</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkpHpkZ_Udw" target="_blank">Adam Clayton Powell’s “What’s in Your Hand” speech</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Buckley-Life-Revolution-Changed-America/dp/0375502343" target="_blank">Sam Tannenhaus’s new book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Buckley-Life-Revolution-Changed-America/dp/0375502343" target="_blank"><em>Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dykWnOEJ7SI&#38;pp=ygUXZ2xlbm4gbG91cnkgZmlyaW5nIGxpbmU%3D" target="_blank">Glenn’s 1991 appearance on </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dykWnOEJ7SI&#38;pp=ygUXZ2xlbm4gbG91cnkgZmlyaW5nIGxpbmU%3D" target="_blank"><em>Firing Line</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/America-Black-White-Nation-Indivisible/dp/0684844974" target="_blank">Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/America-Black-White-Nation-Indivisible/dp/0684844974" target="_blank"><em>America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/" target="_blank">Glenn’s 1997 </a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/" target="_blank"><em>Atlantic </em></a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/" target="_blank">review of </a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/11/the-conservative-line-on-race/377003/" target="_blank"><em>America in Black and White</em></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>