Glenn Loury

And I got notified the next day that the Manhattan Institute was discontinuing its relationship with me as a senior fellow. How did they tell you? I got a note from Raihan saying, as I've mentioned, that we do review our scholar connections from time to time for productivity and shared priorities. And we've decided not to continue to work with you. The next day? Yeah. Did he call you? No.

And I got notified the next day that the Manhattan Institute was discontinuing its relationship with me as a senior fellow. How did they tell you? I got a note from Raihan saying, as I've mentioned, that we do review our scholar connections from time to time for productivity and shared priorities. And we've decided not to continue to work with you. The next day? Yeah. Did he call you? No.

No, it was a two paragraph email.

No, it was a two paragraph email.

No, it was a two paragraph email.

I haven't talked to him since.

I haven't talked to him since.

I haven't talked to him since.

Yeah, I like Raihan a lot, actually. I'm a little bit disappointed about this. Now, let me just say this. But what do you think that was? I assume it was somebody saying, this guy's got to go. And I don't know who the somebody is. I assume that that's somebody sitting on the board of the Manhattan Institute, or it may be that the internal deliberations had been...

Yeah, I like Raihan a lot, actually. I'm a little bit disappointed about this. Now, let me just say this. But what do you think that was? I assume it was somebody saying, this guy's got to go. And I don't know who the somebody is. I assume that that's somebody sitting on the board of the Manhattan Institute, or it may be that the internal deliberations had been...

Yeah, I like Raihan a lot, actually. I'm a little bit disappointed about this. Now, let me just say this. But what do you think that was? I assume it was somebody saying, this guy's got to go. And I don't know who the somebody is. I assume that that's somebody sitting on the board of the Manhattan Institute, or it may be that the internal deliberations had been...

The warning signs had been flashing for some months. And finally, this was over the top and more than people could tolerate. It may be the John Paulson senior fellow, John Paulson or someone like him that is a heavy hitter who puts up funds for the Institute's operations said, this is unacceptable. You got to do something about this. But I'm speculating and saying that.

The warning signs had been flashing for some months. And finally, this was over the top and more than people could tolerate. It may be the John Paulson senior fellow, John Paulson or someone like him that is a heavy hitter who puts up funds for the Institute's operations said, this is unacceptable. You got to do something about this. But I'm speculating and saying that.

The warning signs had been flashing for some months. And finally, this was over the top and more than people could tolerate. It may be the John Paulson senior fellow, John Paulson or someone like him that is a heavy hitter who puts up funds for the Institute's operations said, this is unacceptable. You got to do something about this. But I'm speculating and saying that.

And I want to say something else. Tucker, which is that I'm not mad at anybody. I am sobered, and it's a cold bucket of water in the face, and it's a reminder to me about the environment that we all operate in. The Manhattan Institute had been good to me. They helped me get my memoir written. They have supported my work.

And I want to say something else. Tucker, which is that I'm not mad at anybody. I am sobered, and it's a cold bucket of water in the face, and it's a reminder to me about the environment that we all operate in. The Manhattan Institute had been good to me. They helped me get my memoir written. They have supported my work.

And I want to say something else. Tucker, which is that I'm not mad at anybody. I am sobered, and it's a cold bucket of water in the face, and it's a reminder to me about the environment that we all operate in. The Manhattan Institute had been good to me. They helped me get my memoir written. They have supported my work.

I've made friends there, so it's not as if I'm feeling that I've been disrespected, although I imagine that the positions that I took on this issue just were simply not tolerable, and this has been the consequence of that.

I've made friends there, so it's not as if I'm feeling that I've been disrespected, although I imagine that the positions that I took on this issue just were simply not tolerable, and this has been the consequence of that.

I've made friends there, so it's not as if I'm feeling that I've been disrespected, although I imagine that the positions that I took on this issue just were simply not tolerable, and this has been the consequence of that.