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Shut It Down

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We've got the great Shelby Steele on the podcast this week (read him fantastic WSJ column Black Protest Has Lost Its Power) to discuss the NFL and (the lack of) racism in the culture. Then, the indispensable Jim Geraghty guides us through the politics of shut down. Finally, finally, a real sports discussion: Vikings fan boy James Lileks on his home town team.

Music from this week's episode: Shut Down by The Beach Boys

Hosts:
James LileksPeter Robinson
Guests:
JGJim GeraghtyShelby Steele

Discussion (22)

  • Arahant@Arahant

    Great show! Loved hearing from Mr. Steele.

    James, I was groaning on the segues before Peter cottoned onto them, so it could be worse. At least he let you get into them. (As with puns, groans are a sign of approval.)

    Also good to hear from Jim G. Of course, listening to 3ML every day, he is not as rare a treat as Mr. Steele.

    Peter, good questions, as usual.

  • Purple Wimple@PurpleWimple

    I recently taught two years in Title I schools in inner-est-city Dallas.

    Shelby Steele is 100% correct. He is brave, he is free, and speaks the truth.

    Bravo, sir. I wish you had the ears of our country's communi-education elites.

  • Man O Tea@ManOTea

    I really wanted Steele to mention the biggie in black under-performance and failure to embrace freedom: the majority of "families" where there's no father, no semblance of structure and rampant drug use and affiliated problems. As we know this a 50 year old problem 100% paid for by US taxpayers at city, county, state and federal level.

    I have the insight provided by being a school bus driver in a 1st ring suburb in Minneapolis. The things I see ...

  • Man O Tea@ManOTea
    One more thing ... Trump is uniquely qualified to address this between the eyes. For one, he ain't afraid of being called names, bless his heart. He could get some powerful black leaders in big cities to say the unsayable; essentially what Steele is saying. And back it up with stats about how his tax reform, stock market surge, employment stats etc. are and will helping blacks in the real way. Going to work! Let Trump take this on in his unique way.
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