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John McWhorter & Marc Dunkelman – Why Nothing Works
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Support The Glenn Show at https:/.glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:00 Why Marc thinks nothing works 6:45 Who decides the winners and losers in public trade-offs? 12:50 Penn Station and public interest logjams 20:29 Marc: We have Trump because people feel that government doesn’t work 28:17 Two progressive conceptions of power 33:03 Finding the balance between centralized and dispersed power 39:05 Ok, nothing works. So how do we get things working? 51:28 Marc: We need a return to Hamiltonian governing 55:03 The new class of moderate Democrats trying to get things done Recorded September 6, 2025 Links and Readings Marc’s new book, Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It…