Cultural Conflicts & How Identity Politics Ruin Us with Jens Heycke
Jens Heycke was educated in Economics and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago, the London School of Economics, and Princeton University. Since retiring from the tech startup industry, he has worked as an independent researcher and writer on culture and ethnic conflict, conducting field research around the world, from Bosnia to Botswana.
The conversation begins with the cultural term “melting pot,” which was a commonly used term in recent American history. Backed by his research, Jens explains why it is harmful to identify people based on race or immutable characteristics. This led to further conversation about integration of immigrants, affirmative action, identity politics, and more.
Midway through the conversation Peter steelmans claims from Jens's book, "Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire." The resulting discussion is as fascinating as it is *truly* diverse—Jens pulls data and anecdotes from the 40 countries he visited while researching and writing his book.
Jens on X: https://twitter.com/jensheycke?lang=en
Book: “Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire”: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/out-of-the-melting-pot/
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:00 Jens's book & background
5:55 Integrating immigrants
12:58 Affirmative Action around the world
33:11 Group-based policies
37:49 Diversity & meritocracy
1:06:53 College Admissions
⸺SUPPORT MY WORK⸺
Newsletter | https://boghossian.substack.com/
Donate | https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/donate/
⸺LINKS⸺
Podcast: "Conversations with Peter Boghossian": https://pod.link/1650150225
Website | https://peterboghossian.com/
National Progress Alliance | https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/
Resignation Letter | https://peterboghossian.com/my-resignation-letter
⸺BOOKS⸺
“How To Have Impossible Conversations” | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738285323/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_7DPKY2S21SSNAV8PCBW3_0
“A Manual For Creating Atheists” | https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Creating-Atheists-Peter-Boghossian/dp/1939578094/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1664805100&sr=1-2
⸺SOCIAL MEDIA⸺
Twitter | https://twitter.com/peterboghossian
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/peter.boghossian/
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@peterboghossian
All Socials | https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian
__________
-
1:02:59
Peter Boghossian
4 days agoAtheism vs Christianity: Is There EVIDENCE That God Exists? With Nate Sala
499 -
9:43
Blue Siesta ASMR
16 hours ago $0.03 earnedASMR Hotel Check-In Roleplay | Soft Spoken
11.1K11 -
12:33
Precision Rifle Network
11 hours agoWind Calling - Holdover vs. Dialing - Long Range Shooting
11.3K6 -
LIVE
Kaloopy - The Eye Candy Channel
15 hours agoKaloopy - Eye Candy - Episode 3
3,367 watching -
3:28:39
Akademiks
6 hours agoDRAKE FIRES on Kendrick Lamar ! HOLLY ! BLOCK IS BEING SPUNN!!!!!
80.8K53 -
1:44:46
Fresh and Fit
7 hours agoCRAZY Frank Castle On Disrespectful UNGRATEFUL Girl!w/ SNEAKO & SonnyFaz
137K232 -
2:00:17
SNEAKO
10 hours agoSNEAKO X LAUREN CHEN
84.9K54 -
1:12:09
Talk Nerdy 2 Us
8 hours ago🚨Cyber Siege: From White House Scandals to Global Cyber Threats 🚨
46.2K15 -
26:49
Alexis Wilkins
15 hours agoBetween the Headlines with Alexis Wilkins: Michael Cohen on Tik Tok, Free Speech, AR Lectern, FDNY
49.9K33 -
1:53:34
Fresh and Fit
1 day agoSulaiman Ahmed And Destiny Debate Israel Palestine Conflict!
187K357