#336 — The Roots of Identity Politics

Sam Harris speaks with Yascha Mounk about identity politics. They
discuss Yascha’s concept of the “identity synthesis,” skepticism
about “cancel culture,” racial segregation in schools, the
ideological change on college campuses, Michel Foucault and
postmodernism, the rejection of universalism, Derrick Bell,
Kimberlé Crenshaw, the “permanence of racism,” the indoctrination
of children, intersectionality, white privilege, institutional
racism, equity vs equality, racial preferences during the Covid
pandemic, the asymmetric advantage of authoritarianism, class and
elitism, affirmative action, media coverage of crime and
violence, social media and the business model of mainstream
journalism, and other topics.


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