Jason Riley on Critical Race Theory, Policing in America, and Thomas Sowell's Honest Intellectualism | Ep. 115

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal columnist and author of "Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell," to talk about the rise in murders in America, media narratives about police, the truth about police and Black Americans, charter schools and teachers' unions, Critical Race Theory and slavery, Obama and the GOP's focus on culture wars, welfare reform, Thomas Sowell's honest intellectualism, what Riley would do if he became president in 2024, the minimum wage and affirmative action, and more. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly show, your home for Open, Honest, and Provocative Conversations.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly show.
0:15.5	Today one of my favorite, favorite people to read, Jason Riley.
0:19.7	This guy's super brilliant and he's super honest and he doesn't care if you don't like
0:25.9	it.
0:26.9	My kind of person.
0:27.9	He's a columnist for the Wall Street Journal.
0:30.0	He's a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
0:32.3	He's author of the new book Maverick, a biography of Thomas Sol, the brilliant Thomas Sol.
0:38.2	He happens to have authored one of my favorite books when it comes to race and police and
0:42.5	culture.
0:43.5	A book called Please Stop Helping Us, How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks To Succeed.
0:48.6	That is just a massive truth bomb that he promoted among other places the Kelly fell a few
0:54.0	years ago that I read and have reread since many times and I think you're going to love
0:58.3	that as well.
0:59.3	So we're going to get into all of that with Jason and we're going to kick it off with
1:03.3	a good discussion on this surge in murders and not just our major cities, but in our suburbs
1:09.6	now too.
1:10.9	And whether the plan to defund police is likely to help that.
1:14.4	So Jason in one minute, first this.
1:22.6	Jason, how are you?
1:24.5	I'm good.
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