#217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

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4.6 • 29.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with John McWhorter about race, racism, and “anti-racism” in America. They discuss how conceptions of racism have changed, the ubiquitous threat of being branded a “racist,” the contradictions within identity politics, recent echoes of the OJ verdict, willingness among progressives to lose the 2020 election, racism as the all-purpose explanation of racial disparities in the U.S., double standards for the black community, the war on drugs, the lure of identity politics, police violence, the enduring riddle of affirmative action, the politics of “black face,” and other topics.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Making Sense podcast.
0:08.0	This is Sam Harris.
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0:47.4	Welcome to the Making Sense podcast.
0:49.7	This is Sam Harris.
0:51.7	Okay, brief housekeeping.
0:55.6	This week we ran an experiment with a live Zoom call, which many of you seem to enjoy.
1:03.1	I hear the chat was delightfully anarchic.
1:07.2	I didn't see any of it myself.
1:08.8	I was too busy zooming, but I'm told it ran off the rails in some ways, but to the amusement
1:15.5	of many.
1:17.4	And my surprise guest for that conversation was Glenn Lowry, who always makes sense.
1:23.9	He's again to Glenn for taking the time.
1:26.2	Anyway, that was fun, and I think we'll continue doing that periodically.
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