These are two black neocons sitting around talking:
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=780438158da4f132882263fca258a907357e7500
But when it comes to historical and cultural linquistics, McWhorter is a brilliant lecturer, and the particular conclusion here is very lbo-talk-friendly: that an invented identity could be more authentic than a born one.
(Frankly I've never been able to reconcile the complete relativity of McWhorter's take on cultural and historical linguistics -- language evolves naturally and no method is inherently superior than any other -- with his neo-con rep; they seem at antipodes. But then, I've only dealt with his linquistics because the political stuff didn't seem inviting. If anyone knows more about that other half, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Judging from Amazon reviews, people really seem to hate the guy and think his political stuff is junk. And maybe it is. But AFAICT, his linguistic stuff is great.)
Michael