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How Affirmative Action Hurts Black Americans

Episode length: 46m

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Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Birzer, professor of history and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, about the writings and enduring legacy of Ray Bradbury. And Jason L. Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the ramifications of affirmative action initiatives in the black community and his new book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed.

Guests: Bradley Birzer & Jason L. Riley

Host:
Scot Bertram
Guest:
Jason Riley