Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-05-16
Books mentioned on 588. Confessions of a Black Conservative
The economist and social critic Glenn Loury has led a remarkably turbulent life, both professionally and personally. In a new memoir, he has chosen to reveal just about everything.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Late Admissions
Late Admissions by Glenn C.
Discussed“The deeds and misdeeds that Lowry confesses to in the book may be hard for you to believe.”
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America in Black and White
Discussed“What I'm thinking is, take my friendship with the late Abigail Thernstrom and Steven Thernstrom, which goes back to my early days at Harvard, and which ended when I critically reviewed their book, America in Black and White, in a long review in the Atlantic, and they broke off with me.”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Late Admissions
“Well, that may be; I will say a hope I have is that the candid self-revelation that I undertake in this memoir will persuade some detractors, who when they see the subtitle 'Confessions of a Black Conservative,' want to put the book down and run from the bookstore to say, 'Well, wait a minute; look at his struggles; look at”
Own book Late Admissions
“Are there any confessions in your book that you came close to not confessing, that you almost pulled out or were only reluctantly included?”
Own book Late Admissions
“That was Glenn Lowry, an economist at Brown University, a self-described self-righteous truth seeker, and much more. His new book is called "Late Admission: Confessions of a Black Conservative."”