John McWhorter & Tyler Austin Harper – How the Race Game Is Played

0:00 Tyler’s concept of “racial gamification”

6:30 Affirmative action in spirit and practice

13:18 Why can’t we just determine admissions based on academic merit alone?

19:17 The fading popularity of “traditional” affirmative action

22:47 Re-weighting and funding the admissions process

32:28 How can we get white “allies” to act normal around black people?

38:23 Can we have interpersonal colorblindness without political colorblindness?

44:42 Tyler’s scholarly work about the end of humanity

48:10 Glenn prepares for his conversation with Sabrina Salvati

Recorded September 10, 2023

Links and Readings

Tyler’s NYT piece, “I Teach at an Elite College. Here’s a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions”

Tyler’s Atlantic piece, “I’m a Black Professor. You Don’t Need to Bring That Up.”

Roland Fryer’s NYT piece, “How to Fix College Admissions Now”

Glenn’s conversation with Jay Caspian Kang

Jimmy Dore’s interview with Cornel West

John’s appearance on The View

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