Thaddeus Russell is back to discuss the recent events, demands and responses at The University of Missouri, Yale, Dartmouth and Occidental College. Important Themes:(identified by Professor Glenn Loury of Brown University)Principles free speech vs inclusion; a preemption of discussion by the throwing of fitsPedagogy comfort vs enlightenment; absence of scientific discussion, or fear of it Psychology faculty members are placating studentsOur discussion includes these topics:-Thomas Jefferson and the origins of scientific racism-Scientific racism gives way to racial liberalism-Problems with integration and assimilation - it's white supremacy-Racial liberalism spreads to higher education-"white responsibility" and paternalism-The resulting legitimate problems and concerns of blacks in higher education-Achievement gaps-Silence is violence? All power is discursive?-Why libertarians should embrace historically black colleges and universities-Is race biological or a social construct?-What's happening at Occidental?Bumper Music:"The Safety Dance" Derrival Look Closer:Thaddeus Russell's Site - www.thaddeusrussell.comPrevious School Sucks Show With Thaddeus Russell - http://schoolsucksproject.com/category/podcast/a-renegade-history-cours…FIRE Warns Occidental Against Proposal to Create ‘Institutional Orthodoxy’ - https://www.thefire.org/fire-warns-occidental-against-proposal-to-creat…The Current List: Across the nation, students have risen up to demand an end to systemic and structural racism on campus. Here are their demands. - http://www.thedemands.org/Students Occupying Oxy College Until Demands For Diversity Programs Are Met - http://laist.com/2015/11/17/occidental_college_protests.php
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