Coleman Hughes || The Humanity of Race

<p><em>“There are very few people who have nothing of any value to say.”</em> — Coleman Hughes</p> <p>Today it’s great to have Coleman Hughes on the podcast. Coleman is an undergraduate philosophy major at Columbia University and a columnist for Quillette magazine. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, and the Spectator.</p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Coleman’s initial plan in life to become a trombonist</li> <li>Coleman’s early childhood education</li> <li>Coleman’s transformation of his thinking about race</li> <li>Coleman’s nuanced thoughts on intersectionality</li> <li>Why we set up a norm against racial stereotyping</li> <li>Is reverse-racism legitimate?</li> <li>How the main message of the civil rights movement is often ignored today</li> <li>Coleman’s humanistic perspective on race</li> <li>Coleman’s criticism of the woke mindset</li> <li>What makes sense about the woke mindset</li> <li>Looking at things from the perspective of police officers</li> <li>Understanding the causes of the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs</li> <li>The moral imperative to enhance cognitive development of people in the bottom of society<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>How racial categories can mislead us</li> <li>How people underrate the value of local programs and community to solve problems of racism</li> <li>Why policy shouldn’t look at racial disparities</li> <li>The important distinction between culture and race</li> <li>Why focusing on racial disparities (assuming that racial disparities are a proxy for well-being) is a mistake</li> <li>Coleman’s vision for the good society</li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support</a>