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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Heather Mac Donald “When Race Trumps Merit”

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Author Heather Mac Donald is willing to go there, saying that dysfunctional inner-city culture — not “systemic racism” — is hindering Black progress,

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0:00.7

Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast. When Race Trump's Merit. When Race Trump's Merit. That is the title of a new book by Heather

0:11.1

McDonald, a bestselling author, an essayist, a lecturer. She has a remarkable collection of books.

0:17.4

Her most recent, When Race Trump's Merit It sounds to me like what she's getting at

0:23.8

there is that sometimes we're willing to say, you know what, merit's not that important as long as

0:28.5

we're diverse enough. She's going to come on and tell us exactly what she means, and that's next.

0:33.9

It's time for the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

0:43.4

Maybe you've heard of Glenn C. Lowry.

0:49.0

If not, he's a professor at the School of Social Sciences at Brown University.

0:52.7

And he writes, Heather McDonald has done it again.

0:56.0

Her new book, when race Trump's merit is a fact-filled,

1:01.8

eloquent and passionate critique of the drift toward relativism and mediocrity that is being visited upon us by progressive elites in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is an

1:07.7

important, persuasive, and morally righteous jroman that deserves to be widely read.

1:13.7

That's high praise coming from Glenn Lowry. Those of you who know, you know Glenn Lowry.

1:18.7

And if you don't, I encourage you to look him up, find out what he's all about, because that is really high praise for this book.

1:24.8

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