Podcast #234: Coleman Hughes on Progressive ‘Neo-Racism’
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to writer Coleman Hughes about his acclaimed new book, ‘The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.’
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Do COVID-19 Racial Disparities Matter?
If anyone bothers to look, there will probably be disparities between Catholics and Protestants.
Reflections on Intersectionality
Different forms of suffering cannot easily be quantified and compared.
Why Do Progressives Hate Gentrification?
One reason might be that they worry about the second kind of harm that accompanies gentrification: the changing culture and character of neighborhoods.
The Case for Black Optimism
The narrative of doom and gloom is misleading.
My Testimony on Reparations
Racism is a bloody stain on this country’s history, and I consider our failure to pay reparations directly to freed slaves after the Civil War to be one of the greatest injustices ever perpetrated by the U.S. government.
Rethinking Abortion Advocacy
Arbitrary doesn’t mean random and it doesn’t mean cruel.
Quillette Podcast 29 – Coleman Hughes on an allegedly racist incident at Barnard College
Listen onSpotify Jonathan Kay talks to Coleman Hughes about his latest Quillette article, which concerns an allegedly racist incident at Barnard College. Coleman, who is an undergraduate at Columbia, doesn’t think the Barnard employees involved are guilty of racism.
Cowardice at Columbia
If you find it implausible that a progressive women’s college in the middle of New York City is enforcing de facto Jim Crow at the security gate, your skepticism is warranted.
Reparations and Ta-Nehisi Coates's Pyrrhic Victory
At bottom, the reparations debate is a debate about the relationship between history and ethics, between the past and the Good.
Tiers of Pride and Shame
Pride and shame are two sides of the same coin; so if collective pride makes sense, then collective shame makes sense too
Stubborn Attachments — A Review
In a cultural landscape where partisan skirmishes regularly induce something approaching bloodlust on both sides of the political aisle, it’s safe to say that most Americans are roundly rejecting Cowen’s thesis at the moment.