This week, in lieu of a regular episode, I'm releasing a Q&A session with questions posed by subscribers to my Substack. If you like what you see here, and you want access to monthly Q&As as well as a host of other benefits, subscribe at https://glennloury.substack.com 2:49 Mike Spooner wants to know how I came around to supporting Trump 8:14 Substack Reader wants to know if Trump’s reelection signals that we’re entering an era where “reason and common sense once again prevail.” 15:34 Michoel Stern senses that I’m becoming more isolationist, and that I don’t want America to be the world’s policeman. So what is the alternative? 22:41 Robert Odear asks if there is “an accepted metric for linguistic complexity,” and if there is one, whether linguistically complex societies also tend to be advanced societies. 28:58 Nancy wants to know if the triumph over “wokeness” represented by Trump’s election is being felt on campus. 32:53 Jonathan E. Burack wants to know why I haven’t responded to this review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message. 45:54 Pete Bradshaw asks what we think of the use of political slurs like “fascist,” “Hitler,” and “commie.” 51:02 Cara C. suggests that, while it was wrong for Democrats to use lawfare against Trump, it is acceptable for Republicans to use it against Democrats, if only to teach them a lesson. Glenn Loury (Brown University, Manhattan Institute, Late Admissions) and John McWhorter (Columbia, New York Times, Lexicon Valley). Recorded December 1, 2024.