格伦·劳瑞是布朗大学的经济学教授，也是一位备受尊敬的公共知识分子。在他的新回忆录《迟到的承认：一位黑人保守主义者的自白》中，劳瑞坦诚地回顾了他的人生旅程，从在芝加哥南区的成长经历，到在北芝加哥大学和麻省理工学院的求学，再到在哈佛大学的任教，以及他作为一名经济学家和公共知识分子的职业生涯。劳瑞的回忆录探讨了种族、身份、社会流动性和个人成长等重要议题，并分享了他对美国社会和黑人经验的深刻见解。

👨‍🎓 劳瑞的童年经历：在芝加哥南区长大的劳瑞，目睹了种族隔离和社会不公的现实，也感受到了黑人社区的团结和韧性。他的家庭背景和成长环境深深地影响了他的世界观和价值观。劳瑞回忆了他与祖母和母亲的亲密关系，以及他们对他的教育和人生道路的影响。他也讲述了他在青春期时面临的挑战，包括与同伴的冲突、对未来的迷茫以及对社会的不满。

🧠 劳瑞的学术生涯：劳瑞在北芝加哥大学和麻省理工学院接受了高等教育，并获得了经济学博士学位。他在经济学领域取得了杰出的成就，并发表了大量著作。劳瑞的学术研究关注社会不平等、种族差异和经济发展等问题，并为理解这些问题的根源和解决方案做出了重要贡献。他也是一位杰出的教师，培养了众多经济学人才。

🎙️ 劳瑞的公共知识分子身份：劳瑞不仅是一位经济学家，也是一位备受尊敬的公共知识分子。他积极参与社会辩论，并发表了大量文章、评论和演讲，探讨了种族、社会、政治和文化等重要议题。劳瑞的观点鲜明，富有洞察力，并引发了广泛的讨论和争议。他被认为是美国最具影响力的黑人学者之一，也是黑人保守主义的代表人物。

🙏 劳瑞的个人成长：劳瑞的回忆录不仅仅是一部学术自传，更是一部关于个人成长的故事。劳瑞坦诚地分享了他人生中的喜怒哀乐，包括他的爱情、婚姻、家庭、信仰和个人挣扎。他展示了一位黑人男性在社会中努力寻求自我认同和实现个人价值的经历。劳瑞的故事也提醒我们，即使是最成功的人也可能面临挑战和挫折，重要的是如何面对困难，并从中汲取教训。

🇺🇸 劳瑞对美国的见解：劳瑞对美国的社会和政治状况有着深刻的见解。他认为，美国社会存在着深刻的种族不平等，并批评了种族主义、歧视和社会流动性不足等问题。劳瑞也对美国政治制度和政策提出了批评，认为它们未能有效地解决种族不平等问题。劳瑞的观点引发了广泛的讨论，并促使人们反思美国社会的现状和未来。

✨ 劳瑞的贡献：格伦·劳瑞是一位杰出的学者、公共知识分子和社会评论家。他的回忆录为我们提供了一个独特的视角，让我们了解一位黑人保守主义者的人生经历和思想。劳瑞的著作和观点对理解种族、身份、社会流动性和个人成长等议题具有重要意义。他的贡献将继续激励和启发人们思考美国社会和黑人经验的复杂性。

Subscribe: Spotify | | MoreJim talks with Glenn Loury about his recent memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative. They discuss the problem of self-regard, Glenn’s mentorship under Thomas Schelling, his upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, his matriarch aunt Eloise, his best friend Woody, the one-drop rule, the social construction of race, the influence of his uncles, stealing a car for prom, the Illinois Institute of Technology, working at a printing plant, community college classes, discovering the life of the mind at Northwestern University, choosing MIT, macro- & microeconomics, separating from his wife, choosing a department to work in, getting the call from Harvard, walking the line between Economics & African-American Studies, modeling inequality in society, moving out of economic theory & into public intellectualism, “little essays,” leading a double life, a torrid love affair ending in arraignment, being conservative, resisting the mournful recitation of historic victimization, a crack-cocaine addiction, resubmitting to the Christian faith, restoring his marriage, his wife’s forgiveness, the arc of his political life, and much more.Glenn C. Loury is Merton P. Stoltz Professor of Economics at Brown University. He holds the B.A. in Mathematics (Northwestern) and the Ph.D. in Economics (M.I.T). As an economic theorist he has published widely and lectured throughout the world on his research. He is also among America’s leading critics writing on racial inequality. He has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association, as a Member of the American Philosophical Society and of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations, and as a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.