John McWhorter – America's Shifting Position on Gaza

<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=0rJH5x89CZs" target="_blank">0:00</a> John: Not all of Trump’s demands on Columbia are crazy </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=225s" target="_blank">3:45</a> Are the accusations of antisemitism at Columbia apt? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=763s" target="_blank">12:43</a> Ground News ad </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=862s" target="_blank">14:22</a> The shifting public perception of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=1470s" target="_blank">24:30</a> The historical legacy of Gaza’s starvation </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=1660s" target="_blank">27:40</a> Glenn: There are ways to destroy Israel without an army </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=1941s" target="_blank">32:21</a> The lull in American race politics </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=2302s" target="_blank">38:22</a> Has the race debate devolved to Sidney Sweeney’s jeans? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJH5x89CZs&#38;t=2847s" target="_blank">47:27</a> John’s theory of violent crime among black youths</p><p>Recorded August 5, 2025</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/columbia-protests-israel.html" target="_blank">John’s April 23, 2024 NYT column, “I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Being-Jewish-After-Destruction-Gaza/dp/0593803892/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0" target="_blank">Peter Beinart’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Being-Jewish-After-Destruction-Gaza/dp/0593803892/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0" target="_blank"><em>Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning</em></a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/peter-beinart-being-jewish-after" target="_blank">Glenn’s conversation with Beinart</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Between-World-Me-One-Essentials/dp/0812983815" target="_blank">Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Between-World-Me-One-Essentials/dp/0812983815" target="_blank"><em>Between the World and Me</em></a></p><p><a href="https://thecoddlingmovie.com/index.html" target="_blank">Courtney Moorehead Balaker and Ted Balaker’s documentary, </a><a href="https://thecoddlingmovie.com/index.html" target="_blank"><em>The Coddling of the American Mind</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK8s3iqL99c" target="_blank">Sidney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/opinion/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-ad.html" target="_blank">John’s NYT column, “Do These Jeans Make My Ads Look Racist?”</a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/john-mcwhorter-and-randall-kennedy" target="_blank">Glenn and John’s conversation with Randall Kennedy</a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/john-mcwhorter-and-keith-ellison" target="_blank">Glenn and John’s conversation with Keith Ellison</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Rednecks-Liberals-Thomas-Sowell/dp/1594031436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F1DMXIJIHJPL&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z5AqL18X_bp3W1QIoU1X2BTzM6FEbEaCnHt-pVUY4BsNM0f52rLdMyySC1die6Neyf3r1tmWRHXQ8J1dTAchOjde54P0NefqBP0hAZhmmFc.ZX4ntwtn3WoluAsKB76ghEFofHEeMoaZVqqPqpsAs70&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=sowell+rednecks&#38;qid=1754852086&#38;s=books&#38;sprefix=sowell+rednecks%2Cstripbooks%2C84&#38;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Thomas Sowell’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Rednecks-Liberals-Thomas-Sowell/dp/1594031436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F1DMXIJIHJPL&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z5AqL18X_bp3W1QIoU1X2BTzM6FEbEaCnHt-pVUY4BsNM0f52rLdMyySC1die6Neyf3r1tmWRHXQ8J1dTAchOjde54P0NefqBP0hAZhmmFc.ZX4ntwtn3WoluAsKB76ghEFofHEeMoaZVqqPqpsAs70&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=sowell+rednecks&#38;qid=1754852086&#38;s=books&#38;sprefix=sowell+rednecks%2Cstripbooks%2C84&#38;sr=1-1" target="_blank"><em>Black Rednecks & White Liberals</em></a></p><p></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>