John McWhorter and Mark Goldblatt – I Feel, Therefore I Am
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Episode description
0:00 Mark Goldblatt’s recent book, I Feel, Therefore I Am: The Triumph of Woke Subjectivism
10:55 Wokeism’s roots in postmodern thought
15:05 The “mysticism” of woke thinking
17:44 Learning from Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations
26:29 John breaks his silence on transgender issues
35:13 The political consequences of subjectivism
41:46 Why Mark thinks transgender people are mentally disordered
50:07 What does the T have to do with the LGB?
58:09 Mark: Transgender people deserve respect
1:02:39 Distinguishing between strategy and reality
Links and Readings
Mark’s book, I Feel Therefore I Am: The Triumph of Woke Subjectivism
Matt Yglesias’s Vox essay, “The Great Awokening”
A clip from Glenn’s recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher
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