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The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

Wed, February 26, 2025
Dinner Program
Coleman Hughes

In a moderated conversation, Coleman Hughes, an author, podcaster, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy, and applied ethics, will discuss the end of race politics and argue that color blindness—the principle that people should be treated without regard to their race—should guide American public policy. Professor Michael Fortner, professor of government at CMC, will moderate this conversation.

 

Coleman Hughes’ writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Review, Quillette, City Journal, The Spectator, and the Washington Examiner. Hughes was a fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a fellow and contributing editor at their City Journal, and he is the host of the podcast Conversations with Coleman. 

Hughes appeared on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2021. In 2019, Hughes testified before the U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee at a hearing on reparations for slavery. He has appeared on TV shows and podcasts including The View, Real Time with Bill Maher, the Joe Rogan Experience, and Making Sense with Sam Harris. He is also a columnist at the Free Press and a contributor at CNN.

Mr. Hughes’ Athenaeum event is co-sponsored by the Valach Speaker Series and the Open Academy at CMC.

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