Wilfred’s new book, Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War ... The real statistics on racial hate crimes ... How the “continuing oppression narrative” hurts race relations in the US ... Wilfred: Being a conservative at a historically black college isn’t so bad ... When Trump’s message resonates with black voters ... Does social media magnify racism? ... Wilfred explains what the race/IQ debate gets wrong ... Wilfred’s research assessing privilege along all axes of identity ... Settling the matter: Is Trump really a racist? ...

Michele responds to a recent article in Quillette, “Public Education’s Dirty Secret” ... What does it mean for a teacher to put instruction first? ... How does a student’s race influence teaching styles? ... Michele: There’s no single correct approach to student discipline ... Should teachers be subject to standardized tests, too? ...

John returns to talk about political polarization ... What made the 2016 election so polarizing? ... A brief history of American political polarization ... Glenn: Dialogue is great, but how do we find consensus around policy? ... How John’s family history prepared him for politics ... Was Obama a disappointment for John? ... Lessons from John’s 2014 congressional campaign against Maxine Waters ...

Glenn and John talk at Harvard about affirmative action and reparations ... Does affirmative action put its recipients at a classroom disadvantage? ... Glenn on the lawsuit against Harvard admissions ... John: Reparations have already happened ... What are the root causes of black poverty? ... Glenn and John take questions from the audience ...

The new documentary Charm City, featuring the Rose Street Community Center ... Theory, righteousness, and Glenn’s path to clean living ... Police and public policy in Baltimore ... Alex: Morality isn’t clear-cut on the streets ... Why black grief is often interpreted as anger ... Mr. C’s lesson on “snitching” ...

Why Amy is dubbed the “controversial” law professor ... Why the Intellectual Dark Web is maligned in online media circles ... How the drive for academic stardom stifles the climate debate ... Does the IDW have its own “grievance politics”? ... Glenn’s vision for a new kind of university ... Amy: The humanities are “a jobs program” ... Why do liberal students feel unsafe on campus? ...

Why Amy is dubbed the “controversial” law professor ... Why the Intellectual Dark Web is maligned in online media circles ... How the drive for academic stardom stifles the climate debate ... Does the IDW have its own “grievance politics”? ... Glenn’s vision for a new kind of university ... Amy: The humanities are “a jobs program” ... Why do liberal students feel unsafe on campus? ...

The reparations debate returns ... Glenn: Reparations are a "terrible idea" ... John: Not all black people are paupers ... Is there an opening for a Democrat to run to the right on this? ... John recalls the childhood drug dealer next door ... The thin line between having a thug pose and becoming a thug ... Why are there so few black students at NYC's elite public schools? ... Glenn: Lowering admissions standards would be a disaster ...

The reparations debate returns ... Glenn: Reparations are a "terrible idea" ... John: Not all black people are paupers ... Is there an opening for a Democrat to run to the right on this? ... John recalls the childhood drug dealer next door ... The thin line between having a thug pose and becoming a thug ... Why are there so few black students at NYC's elite public schools? ... Glenn: Lowering admissions standards would be a disaster ...

Has public discourse left Glenn and Bob behind? ... Public policy for poor people, from Pre-K to vocational training ... What’s wrong with NYC’s approach to affordable housing? ... Are Spike Lee’s movies bad for the black cultural narrative? ... Bob: Not all job programs are created equal ... Glenn asks: Why not reparations? ... Bob reflects on Al Jolson and blackface ...