John McWhorter: Leftist Bias Has Always Been There in Our Schools for the Last 100 Years

SCARBOROUGH So John I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you a ░░░░░░░░ general question that s ░░░░░░░░ an issue for well ░░░░░░░░ a generation I m ░░░░░░░░ conservative born in the ░░░░░░░░ South I went to ░░░░░░░░ southern state schools and ░░░░░░░░ will say I loved ░░░░░░░░ southern state schools I ░░░░░░░░ my professors I don ░░░░░░░░ think I had one ░░░░░░░░ professor at the University ░░░░░░░░ Alabama or the University ░░░░░░░░ Florida academia at all ░░░░░░░░ corners of America is ░░░░░░░░ by people who are ░░░░░░░░ of center often far ░░░░░░░░ of center And again ░░░░░░░░ get so exhausted by ░░░░░░░░ talking about what victims ░░░░░░░░ are I will say ░░░░░░░░ it comes to academia ░░░░░░░░ is overwhelmingly center left ░░░░░░░░ m curious why that ░░░░░░░░ been our reality over ░░░░░░░░ past 50 years and ░░░░░░░░ your thoughts are about ░░░░░░░░ McWHORTER Well it doesn ░░░░░░░░ help that so much ░░░░░░░░ the conservative world these ░░░░░░░░ has gone utterly bat ░░░░░░░░ know what crazy That ░░░░░░░░ a problem that frankly ░░░░░░░░ s not a good ░░░░░░░░ However in terms of ░░░░░░░░ conservatism yes that s ░░░░░░░░ problem in our institutions ░░░░░░░░ learning A leftist bias ░░░░░░░░ has practically always been ░░░░░░░░ since roughly 100 years ░░░░░░░░ But what s been ░░░░░░░░ on lately is people ░░░░░░░░ are appointed as our ░░░░░░░░ high thinking beings telling ░░░░░░░░ that often a radical ░░░░░░░░ agenda is not a ░░░░░░░░ but is truth So ░░░░░░░░ find myself comparing for ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans attempts to ░░░░░░░░ black people out of ░░░░░░░░ pragmatic way of holding ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic vote is ░░░░░░░░ repulsive but then it ░░░░░░░░ also becoming quite clear ░░░░░░░░ on the ground it ░░░░░░░░ t work as well ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans hope So ░░░░░░░░ s one thing about ░░░░░░░░ right that means that ░░░░░░░░ of this is not ░░░░░░░░ what I ve written ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ the right In the ░░░░░░░░ nobody can say that ░░░░░░░░ are not changing on ░░░░░░░░ profound level in terms ░░░░░░░░ the sorts of things ░░░░░░░░ one can do and ░░░░░░░░ what big groups of ░░░░░░░░ and students can sign ░░░░░░░░ a manifesto for transforming ░░░░░░░░ entire institution Yes it ░░░░░░░░ a problem And if ░░░░░░░░ want to say why ░░░░░░░░ it matter that things ░░░░░░░░ changing in the universities ░░░░░░░░ the arts and in ░░░░░░░░ conceptions of justice nobody ░░░░░░░░ ask that in many ░░░░░░░░ Those things are part ░░░░░░░░ the fabric of the ░░░░░░░░ What s going on ░░░░░░░░ terms of trying to ░░░░░░░░ the black vote is ░░░░░░░░ but the idea that ░░░░░░░░ should occupy the center ░░░░░░░░ not these other things ░░░░░░░░ that s not truth ░░░░░░░░ s a proposition and ░░░░░░░░ disagree with it SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ right The new book ░░░░░░░░ Woke Racism How a ░░░░░░░░ Religion Has Betrayed Black ░░░░░░░░ John McWhorter a lot ░░░░░░░░ think about Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ We greatly appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ it looks like Mika ░░░░░░░░ I need to come ░░░░░░░░ to Princeton You ve ░░░░░░░░ the invitation Offer the ░░░░░░░░ we ll come I ░░░░░░░░ joking But we d ░░░░░░░░ to come down because ░░░░░░░░ is a fascinating discussion ░░░░░░░░ ve had it over ░░░░░░░░ Wilson of course the ░░░░░░░░ continues now and it ░░░░░░░░ a really important discussion ░░░░░░░░ have a civil discussion ░░░░░░░░ you and the professor ░░░░░░░░ had GLAUDE JR Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to do Joe in ░░░░░░░░ of imagining our way ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ we are We re ░░░░░░░░ to make some missteps ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ as we try to ░░░░░░░░ America anew So I ░░░░░░░░ forward to bringing y ░░░░░░░░ down to Princeton give ░░░░░░░░ some origin black BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ look forward to that ░░░░░░░░ does it for us ░░░░░░░░ morning Stephanie Ruhle picks ░░░░░░░░ the coverage right now.”