Listen now | 0:00 Teaser 1:04 Glenn’s latest book, Self-Censorship 4:31 Why the Manhattan Institute dropped Glenn 14:00 Glenn on Gaza: “I can’t bear it.” 27:27 “Genocide” and other Israel speech code flashpoints 37:01 Has Trump’s anti-antisemitism push chilled campus speech? 43:05 The irony of the antisemitism crackdown 51:23 A few kind and less kind words for Bari Weiss 56:45 Are Israel’s defenders hurting their cause? 1:02:24 Glenn’s next big project Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Glenn Loury (https://glennloury.substack.com/, Brown University, Hoover Institution, Late Admissions). Recorded September 15, 2025.Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Glenn Loury has always been a contrarian both intellectually and in his own lifestyle detailed in his confessional autobiography "Late Admissions." It is somewhat ironic that this opponent of affirmative action and liberal diversity initiatives now has taken the side of Palestinians when he would often not take the side of blacks in US political struggles. However, his statement against Israel's policies in Gaza starting at minute 14:00 of this interview are quite moving, and I think both absolutely on target and courageous of him to say in an academic environment where such sentiments are quickly punished or penalized. Good for Glenn! And I highly recommend his excellent and often shocking book and life story. Great and timely interview!
Glenn Loury has always been a contrarian both intellectually and in his own lifestyle detailed in his confessional autobiography "Late Admissions." It is somewhat ironic that this opponent of affirmative action and liberal diversity initiatives now has taken the side of Palestinians when he would often not take the side of blacks in US political struggles. However, his statement against Israel's policies in Gaza starting at minute 14:00 of this interview are quite moving, and I think both absolutely on target and courageous of him to say in an academic environment where such sentiments are quickly punished or penalized. Good for Glenn! And I highly recommend his excellent and often shocking book and life story. Great and timely interview!
This was great, thank you Bob!
Bob, why don't you have Matt Johnson on?
https://quillette.com/2024/07/30/empathy-for-the-devil-realism-ukraine/
Great words from Glenn.