John McWhorter – Campus Protests at Semester's End

ORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349 0:00 The end of a tumultuous semester 4:39 The willful misreadings of John’s criticisms of the student protests 9:26 There are wars all over the world. Why so much fervor around Israel-Palestine? 16:40 Ground News ad 18:41 Has Israel gone too far in Gaza? 22:32 Should students be forced to listen to protests that might offend them? 35:11 Glenn’s book is out this week! 41:11 An update on Glenn’s recovery and hospital cuisine Recorded May 11, 2024 Links and Readings John’s NYT piece, “I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice” John’s NYT piece, “The Columbia Protests Made the Same Mistake the Civil Rights Movement Did” John’s NYT piece, “Why Was This Treasure of Musical Theater All but Lost to the Ages?” Coleman Hughes and Robert Wright debate Israel-Palestine Pamela Paul’s NYT piece on Glenn, “He Knows It’s Important to Admit Mistakes. He’s Made Many.” WSJ’s review of Late Admissions Tunku Varadarajan’s 2020 WSJ profile of Glenn WaPo’s review of Late Admissions

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