Coleman Hughes | Full Episode 4.12.24 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

Published 2024-04-13
Coleman Hughes, podcast host and author of “The End of Race Politics,” argues for a colorblind America. He critiques affirmative action and DEI, calls some anti-racism efforts “neoracist,” and discusses why he prefers class-based policies.

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All Comments (21)
  • @brandonw675
    His views being labeled as unorthodox is quite a sign of where we are rn as a society. Goodness.
  • @NotANameist
    “Unorthodox views” Literally the mainstream liberal view a decade ago, now “far right” 😂😂😂
  • @gkbhai8962
    He is stating the obvious with magnificent clarity. What baffles me is how can so many people have a problem with what he is saying.
  • @arjay9745
    I adore Coleman Hughes. He's calmly rational in a frenetically radical world. He's exactly what we need right now.
  • @andrewfox368
    “Unorthodox views” - how we now describe any views that 80% of Americans agreed on until 2013
  • @8020drummer
    His views are not unorthodox. They’re shared by healthy majorities. They’re only unorthodox in elite media and academia bubbles.
  • @minpin9230
    Really glad to see Coleman on PBS! ❤
  • @prozac143
    Good conversation. Interviewer was balanced, didn't speak/argue over Coleman, and asked fair questions. More like this, PBS.
  • @retbeart
    Coleman’s got the adrenaline control of a professional fighter. Unflappable no matter who he’s talking to.
  • @Tamara-qd5dc
    I have been following Coleman for a few years. His main gift as a podcaster is to ask excellent questions, never get triggered by the angry, antagonistic guests, and come back with brilliant, measured, logical follow-ups. What he says makes perfect sense. I could never understand why children of Kanye West should have college admissions advantage over a poor white kid from rural Appalachia who is the first in the family to ever apply for college. Likewise, why would the CRT adepts never complain about disproportionate dominance of NBA players, who are paid way above average pay in the country.
  • @johngoodell2775
    Smart guy. We need more voices like him who are essentially calming forces in an environment of increasing madness an anxiety. I am sure he will continue to refine his ideas and hopefully gains more reach. IT would be really nice to see the melee of insane voices replaced by calm, thoughtful adults.
  • @taylorwu9324
    Bravo to PBS for having this conversation with Coleman Hughes. This gives me hope for public media discourse.
  • Coleman Hughes' views are not unorthodox. It is the people who preach "diversity" who surround themselves with like minded people who can be open to diversity if thought.
  • @tfustudios
    Yes! Thank you for having such an insightful brilliant mind like Coleman on!
  • @raylotfi
    Thank you for OUTSTANDING program. Such great VALID presentation. Never ever seen such a great program. Thank you Margaret Hoover you are the BEST of the BEST beside being beautiful. :hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving::hand-pink-waving:
  • @bronwenable
    Brave of this progressive PBS to share the air with a good man.
  • @VincentFulco
    Congrats Coleman, you are the bomb. And Ms. Hoover always bringing the A game with questions and interviewees. Top notch.
  • The irony of the intro!!! “A prominent black writer makes the case for a colorblind America”😂