Hip-Hop A CIA Psyop | The Truth About Police Brutality | Roland G. Fryer | PBD Podcast | Ep. 388

Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, and Vincent Oshana are joined by economic and Harvard University professor Roland Fryer!

Roland Fryer is an American economist and professor at Harvard University. Despite a challenging childhood, he excelled academically, becoming the youngest African American to ever receive tenure at Harvard at the age of 30. Fryer's research focuses on issues of race and inequality, particularly in education and police use of force. He's a recipient of prestigious awards like the MacArthur Fellowship and the John Bates Clark Medal.

00:00 - Show Intro
2:15 - Patrick plays a clip of how he became aware
7:10 - Roland explains what he hopes to accomplish with his research on race and inequality.
9:37 - Did Roland ever receive pity from his colleagues at Harvard?
11:28 - Roland discusses the backlash he received after publishing a study that reports black Americans are no more likely to be shot during encounters with police then white Americans.
19:27 - Roland explains what the results of his study did for his own opinion of the police.
20:23 - The truth Roland's study uncovered and how it threatened others
27:42 - Roland discusses his feud with former Harvard President Claudine Gay who tried to get him fired.
34:05 - Does Roland feel safe publishing studies that counter the establishment's narrative?
38:19 - Was gangster rap a CIA psyop?
45:04 - The history of privatized prisons and the result on incarceration rates.
52:54 - Is affirmative action effective?
1:00:18 - Does DEI actually offer diversity, equity and inclusion?
1:02:29 - Should skin color matter for college admissions?
1:17:43 - The history of systemic racism in the United States.
1:27:35 - Milton Friedman's thoughts on the greed of wealth across the world.
1:32:58 - The benefits of socialism and the left's infatuation with it.