1:31 John’s multiracial, bipartisan family background
14:06 John’s work with Better Angels
18:57 The experience of taking one of John’s Red–Blue Workshops
27:20 A tale of cross-cultural friendship
30:22 Political divisions among African-Americans
38:40 Reasons for African-American societal disadvantages
41:35 People as individuals versus people in groups
53:51 Is it useful to talk about race? Plus, some funny confusions that arise from being mixed race.
1:18:00 “Microaggressions”—what are you?
1:02:00 The cultural significance of hair for the African-American experience
1:04? Black pride and white pride
1:10:28 Moral foundations theory
1:12:52 John’s theory of virtue ethics.
You can follow John R. Wood Jr on Twitter: @JohnRWoodJr
Find out more about the work of Better Angels here:
https://www.better-angels.org/
You can read more about virtue ethics here: https://areomagazine.com/2018/08/14/virtue-ethics-for-the-modern-age/
And if you’d like to hear more of John talking about his life and work:
https://player.fm/series/none-taken-with-chris-paul/episode-67-john-wood-jr
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