Economist and social critic Glenn Loury talks about his memoir, Late Admissions, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. In a wide-ranging and blunt conversation, Loury discusses his childhood, his at-times brilliant academic work, his roller-coaster ideological journey, and his personal flaws as a drug addict and imperfect husband. This is a rich conversation about academic life, race in America, and the challenges of self-control.
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Today is April 30, 2024, and my guest is economist and author Glenn Lowry.
His substack is simply Glenn Lowry.
This is Glenn's second appearance on Econ Talk.
He was here in July of 2020 talking about race and inequality.
Our topic for today is his memoir, late admissions confessions of a black conservative.
Glenn, welcome back to Econ Talk.
Thanks, Russ.
It's very good to be with you.
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This is an incredible book.
As listeners know, I'm very busy.
I'm not sure listeners know that I try to read every page of every book I discuss here on econtalk.
So when I'm asked to consider a book of 448 pages, which is the length of late admissions, I usually just say no right away.