Episode · The Tucker Carlson Show · 2025-05-09
Tucker Carlson & Glenn Loury: books mentioned on The Tucker Carlson Show
Glenn Loury: Confessions of a Black Conservative
Glenn Loury recommended Scott Davis' World of Balloon Art Two by Scott Davis, discussed The Affirmative Action Myth by Jason L Riley, The Philadelphia Negro by W. E. B. Du Bois, and The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and criticized Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Tucker Carlson discussed The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Affirmative Action Myth
Discussed“Well, you know, um if you were to pick up a typical um work wanted ad, `` page in 1960 in a major American city, you would see explicit kind of no blacks need applied type language.”
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Scott Davis' World of Balloon Art Two
Recommended“Um I think when you there there's a wonderful book `` that I want to plug here called the world of patients grooms g r o ms by a man called Scott Davis.”
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The Philadelphia Negro
Discussed“Dubo, `` the Philadelphia Negro at the turn of the 20th century, `` is, `` quick to point out that there was, `` that there was crime.”
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Discussed“So, like all high school students, I read the autobiography of Malcolm X, which I don't even know if it was written by Malcolm X. `` Um, was written by Alex Haley, but I don't know to what extent it reflected his real views.”
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The Message
Discussed“The black American writer Tanahasi Coats `` came out with a book called The Message `` in which he describes writing about politics and there are several chapters.”
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Between the World and Me
Critiqued“And then he published a best-selling `` book called Between the World and Me `` which `` was `` very widely praised and `` widely read and I had `` deep problems with it which I discussed at length on the podcast.”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Late Admissions
“Now, I talk about this in my memoir that came out last year, Late Admissions, Confessions of a Black Conservative.”
Plugged Self-Censorship
“Um it it it makes me aware of the fact that `` the discussion of controversial and sensitive matters that is sanitized and acceptable in the mainstream venues is only the tip of the iceberg of legitimate discussion and debate.”