Episode: Higher Education’s Age of ‘Insufferable Hypocrisy’
Pub date: 2026-08-18
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Higher Education’s Age of "Insufferable Hypocrisy"
It would be an understatement to say that higher education is in crisis, as it faces attacks from both the current presidential administration as well as issues of its own making, like diversity politics. Today, Derek talks with Tyler Austin Harper, author of the viral essay “Confessions of a Token Black Professor,” about his critique of DEI and “wokeism” from the left. They discuss how good intentions and institutional self-interest led universities astray, and what it means for academic freedom, economic justice, and the future of higher education.
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Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Tyler Austin Harper
Producer: Devon Baroldi
Additional Production Support: Ben Glicksman
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