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Glenn C. Loury

Glenn C. Loury is Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences Brown University. He is author of  Race, Incarceration, and American Values.

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Forum

Ferguson Won't Change Anything. What Will?

Michael Brown shouldn't be a poster child for social justice movements.

Glenn C. Loury

Forum Response

Loury Final Response to Ferguson

I am grateful for the thoughtful replies to my essay, though left largely unmoved. Of course black

Glenn C. Loury

Class & Inequality, Politics

Scarcity Can Help Us Rethink Social Policy...and Campaigns

Scarcity lays the foundation for thinking differently about poverty.

Glenn C. Loury

Arts in Society, Politics

Gandhi and the Affordable Care Act

He didn't believe in short-cuts.

Glenn C. Loury

Global Justice, Law & Justice

Much to Answer For

James Q. Wilson’s Legacy

Glenn C. Loury

Forum Response

Inequality and Solidarity

Grusky’s argument is unpersuasive and just plain wrong.

Glenn C. Loury

Podcast

California Prisons and Cornel West vs Obama

BR Co-editor Joshua Cohen chats with contributor Glenn Loury on Bloggingheads.tv

Joshua Cohen, Glenn C. Loury

Class & Inequality, Global Justice

Strongly Worded Dissents

A Conversation

Joshua Cohen, Glenn C. Loury

Politics, Race

The Call of the Tribe

What role should “identity” play in our politics and in our lives?

Glenn C. Loury

Class & Inequality, Law & Justice

Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?

Race and the transformation of criminal justice.

Glenn C. Loury

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