John McWhorter & Tyler Austin Harper – Compulsory Racial Performance

PREORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 A message from Glenn3:56 Tyler’s research on human extinction and the end of the world12:11 Tyler’s two forthcoming books13:38 How elite schools incentivize “compulsory racial performance”18:40 The “mission creep” of identity politics24:23 Tyler Austin Harper University’s admissions policy28:44 Does diversity contribute to quality of education?35:18 The trouble with being “the black person” in class37:38 Diversity at Bates College, where Tyler teaches41:38 Night fishing with Tyler, insect collecting with John45:46 Tyler’s prolific social media presence48:38 Tyler’s five-year plan52:51 The turn away from obscurantism in the humanitiesRecorded April 28, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn and John’s first conversation with TylerGlenn and John talk with Tyler and Daniel BessnerMary Shelley’s novel, The Last ManTyler’s NYT piece, “I Teach at an Elite College. Here’s a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions”Christopher Lasch’s book, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing ExpectationsRichard Hanania’s book, The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity PoliticsGlenn’s conversation with Peter ArcidiaconoTyler’s X (formerly Twitter) accountTyler’s Atlantic piece, “Polyamory, the Ruling Class’s Latest Fad”Jacques Derrida’s essay, “No Apocalypse, Not Now” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe