Affirmative Action Hypocrisy

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Kenny Xu joins the podcast to discuss his recent bookAn Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for MeritocracyThe conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher.

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