Glenn Loury: Ousted for Opposing Middle Eastern Wars, MLK Files, & the One Thing Malcolm X Got Right
May 09, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Episode description
For decades, conservative think tanks celebrated and supported black economist Glenn Loury. Then he expressed an unauthorized opinion on the Middle East and they dropped him in a second.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:13) Does Critical Thinking Still Exist in American Universities?
(16:06) How Has MIT Changed?
(21:29) Why Don’t We Debate Economics Anymore?
(35:26) Was the Civil Rights Movement Good for Black Americans?
(49:26) The One Thing Malcolm X Got Right
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