Glenn Loury

But the main bulk of the book is devoted in Coates' book, The Message, to recounting his experience as a visitor on the West Bank of Palestine. And he's appalled by what he sees, and he says so. And in conversation with John McWhorter, who is a regular conversation partner of mine at the podcast, I allowed us how I admired the book.

But the main bulk of the book is devoted in Coates' book, The Message, to recounting his experience as a visitor on the West Bank of Palestine. And he's appalled by what he sees, and he says so. And in conversation with John McWhorter, who is a regular conversation partner of mine at the podcast, I allowed us how I admired the book.

I said it was not without its flaws, and it should be understood that I have been sharply critical of Ta-Nehisi Coates' other writings.

I said it was not without its flaws, and it should be understood that I have been sharply critical of Ta-Nehisi Coates' other writings.

I said it was not without its flaws, and it should be understood that I have been sharply critical of Ta-Nehisi Coates' other writings.

He had a very famous essay in The Atlantic, I think 2014 or 2015, called The Case for Reparations, which I objected to and said so at length. And then he published a bestselling 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.

He had a very famous essay in The Atlantic, I think 2014 or 2015, called The Case for Reparations, which I objected to and said so at length. And then he published a bestselling 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.

He had a very famous essay in The Atlantic, I think 2014 or 2015, called The Case for Reparations, which I objected to and said so at length. And then he published a bestselling 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.

So I'm generally disposed to be a conservative critic of cults. But I admired the book, and I admired in particular the essay in which he reflected on what he saw in the West Bank. I didn't necessarily agree with all of his sensibilities and so on, but I thought it was an interesting, provocative, insightful, humane engagement with a difficult, very difficult set of issues.

So I'm generally disposed to be a conservative critic of cults. But I admired the book, and I admired in particular the essay in which he reflected on what he saw in the West Bank. I didn't necessarily agree with all of his sensibilities and so on, but I thought it was an interesting, provocative, insightful, humane engagement with a difficult, very difficult set of issues.

So I'm generally disposed to be a conservative critic of cults. But I admired the book, and I admired in particular the essay in which he reflected on what he saw in the West Bank. I didn't necessarily agree with all of his sensibilities and so on, but I thought it was an interesting, provocative, insightful, humane engagement with a difficult, very difficult set of issues.

Well, the party line on the book including at the Manhattan Institute, is this is unspeakable. This is a black guy who doesn't know what the F he's talking about, wandering around on the West Bank in the company of some anti-Zionist Jews, and coming back and talking about it as if it were, he uses the word apartheid. Colts uses the word apartheid. He said, what I saw in the West Bank.

Well, the party line on the book including at the Manhattan Institute, is this is unspeakable. This is a black guy who doesn't know what the F he's talking about, wandering around on the West Bank in the company of some anti-Zionist Jews, and coming back and talking about it as if it were, he uses the word apartheid. Colts uses the word apartheid. He said, what I saw in the West Bank.

Well, the party line on the book including at the Manhattan Institute, is this is unspeakable. This is a black guy who doesn't know what the F he's talking about, wandering around on the West Bank in the company of some anti-Zionist Jews, and coming back and talking about it as if it were, he uses the word apartheid. Colts uses the word apartheid. He said, what I saw in the West Bank.

This is the West Bank, not Gaza. was reminiscent to me of what I saw in South Africa. And I didn't like what I saw, and it's wrong. And I'm going to tell you why I think it's wrong. And I don't care what account you're giving of the history. He has read some of the history, but he's not deeply versed in the historical record of how

This is the West Bank, not Gaza. was reminiscent to me of what I saw in South Africa. And I didn't like what I saw, and it's wrong. And I'm going to tell you why I think it's wrong. And I don't care what account you're giving of the history. He has read some of the history, but he's not deeply versed in the historical record of how

This is the West Bank, not Gaza. was reminiscent to me of what I saw in South Africa. And I didn't like what I saw, and it's wrong. And I'm going to tell you why I think it's wrong. And I don't care what account you're giving of the history. He has read some of the history, but he's not deeply versed in the historical record of how

The circumstance in Palestine has come to be what it is, but his basic point is, look, I'm telling you what I'm seeing there is not healthy, it's not humane, and it's not right. And I had some appreciation for his courage to say so and for the artful way in which he said so. And I said so on the show.

The circumstance in Palestine has come to be what it is, but his basic point is, look, I'm telling you what I'm seeing there is not healthy, it's not humane, and it's not right. And I had some appreciation for his courage to say so and for the artful way in which he said so. And I said so on the show.

The circumstance in Palestine has come to be what it is, but his basic point is, look, I'm telling you what I'm seeing there is not healthy, it's not humane, and it's not right. And I had some appreciation for his courage to say so and for the artful way in which he said so. And I said so on the show.