Jason Riley: Affirmative action didn’t cure black poverty
May 13, 2025
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Episode 228 · May 13, 2025
Jason Riley: Affirmative action didn’t cure black poverty
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<p>Click the link in the description or head over https://evening.ver.so/undercurrents and use coupon code UNDERCURRENTS at checkout to save 15% on your first order.</p><br /><p>Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/</p><br /><p>Jason Riley joins Emily to discuss his new book “The Affirmative Action Myth,” and the decline of DEI policies. Riley explains how the black middle class enjoyed robust growth until policies favored by Democrats in the late 1960s started to increase poverty and suffering. </p><br /><p>Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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