{"title":"Glenn C. Loury","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our carefully curated collection featuring the works of Glenn C. Loury, an influential thinker renowned for his sharp insights and thought-provoking discourse. As a writer, Loury unpacks complex issues surrounding race, social policy, and intellectual self-censorship, drawing from his rich personal and professional experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis book \u003cem\u003eLate Admissions\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers an introspective glimpse into the author's life, weaving together elements of his personal journey with larger social commentaries. This memoir is an engaging narrative that sheds light on Loury's evolving thoughts and reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into \u003cem\u003eSelf-Censorship\u003c\/em\u003e and explore philosophical and psychological realms where Loury examines the underlying constraints of intellectual freedom and expression. This work challenges us to assess how societal pressures can shape our ability to speak out and think independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth enlightening and provocative, Glenn C. Loury's books cater to readers interested in Biography \u0026amp; Memoir as well as Philosophy \u0026amp; Psychology. Engage with his works and discover the insights of a profound and articulate voice in contemporary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"late-admissions-by-glenn-loury-9780393881349","title":"Late Admissions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomist Glenn C. Loury is one of the most prominent public intellectuals of our time. He is often radically opposed to the political mainstream and delights in upending what's expected of a Black public figure. More so than the arguments themselves—on affirmative action, institutional racism, Trumpism—his public life has been characterised by fearlessness and a willingness to recalibrate strongly held and forcefully argued beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoury grew up on the south side of Chicago, earned a PhD in MIT's economics program, and became the first Black tenured professor of economics at Harvard at the age of thirty-three. He has been, at turns, a young father, a drug addict, an adulterer, a psychiatric patient, a born-again Christian, a lapsed born-again Christian, and a Black Reaganite who has swung from the right to the left and back again. 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But more so than the arguments themselves—on affirmative action, institutional racism, Trumpism—his public life has been characterised by fearlessness and a willingness to recalibrate strongly held and forcefully argued beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoury grew up on the south side of Chicago, earned a PhD in MIT's economics programme, and became the first Black tenured professor of economics at Harvard at the age of thirty-three. He has been, at turns, a young father, a drug addict, an adulterer, a psychiatric patient, a born-again Christian, a lapsed born-again Christian, and a Black Reaganite who has swung from the right to the left and back again. 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Glenn Loury, one of America’s most outspoken and important intellectuals, provides a provocative and dazzling analysis of the powerful social forces that can prevent speakers from voicing unpopular views in public forums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery society, Loury notes, has norms to enforce. That can be a good thing: there ought to be social sanctions for, say, compulsive liars. When, however, a society shows a low degree of tolerance for speech about matters of political importance, self-censorship proliferates and public discourse and policy suffer. The answer, Loury argues, is for as many of us as possible to be braver and more human – to take a risk and unapologetically “live within the truth”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoury first presented these ideas in the 1990s in a celebrated and prophetic essay about “political correctness.” In \u003ci\u003eSelf-Censorship\u003c\/i\u003e he expands and updates the account, deploying his analytical powers and psychological acuity to diagnose our current political climate. 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