06.09.2023 - By Glenn Loury
0:00 Inside the mind of a crack columnist 4:19 The blowback from Norman Finkelstein’s TGS appearance 15:27 Is it enough to be a “happy warrior” for your cause? 28:45 How did MLK become MLK? 37:37 What’s in a name when that name is “Woodrow Wilson”? 49:10 Glenn: “Clarence Thomas’s name should be on public school buildings” Recorded May 30, 2023 Links and Readings John’s NYT archive Norman Finkelstein on TGS Norman Finkelstein’s book, I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Come to It: Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom Jonathan Eig’s new biography of Martin Luther King, King: A Life Jonathan Eig’s biography of Muhammad Ali, Ali: A Life Charles Johnson’s novel, Middle Passage Charles Johnson’s novel, Dreamer Reza Aslan’s new book, An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville PBS’s Frontline documentary, Clarence and Ginni
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