Q&A: Book Recommendations from Glenn and John
with John McWhorter
In our latest Q&A, a reader inquired about some books that influenced how John and I think about the world. In this clip, we each pick two and explain why they had such a profound effect on us.
Glenn’s Picks
Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study by Orlando Patterson
Micromotives and Macrobehavior by Thomas Shelling
John’s Picks
The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America by Shelby Steele
The Future Once Happened Here: New York, D.C., L.A., and the Fate of America’s Big Cities by Fred Siegel
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Shelby Steele is a national treasure
I read CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER and WHITE GUILT, both by Shelby Steele, in the last year or so. They were so insightful and spot-on that I wished I had read them decades ago. In my opinion, they are must-reads for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of race relations since the 1960s.