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John McWhorter & Coleman Hughes – The Colorblindness Controversy and Israel-Hamas
Description
0:00 The blowback from Coleman’s TED Talk
8:50 Did TED intentionally throttle promotion for Coleman’s talk?
17:08 John’s trouble with TED while promoting Woke Racism
20:21 Coleman’s forthcoming book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
29:17 Race in public and private life
43:49 Closure on the TED affair
45:14 What are the goals of each side in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
51:58 Will the Israeli military response simply restart the cycle of violence and resentment?
1:02:15 The threat of post-October 7 overreaction
Links and Readings
Coleman’s Substack, Coleman’s Corner
Coleman’s podcast, Conversations with Coleman
Coleman’s forthcoming book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
Coleman's conversation with Glenn Greenwald about the TED Talk
Coleman’s TED Talk, “A Case for Color Blindness”
Coleman’s Free Press piece, “Why Is TED Scared of Color Blindness”
Coleman’s conversation with Jamelle Bouie
Geroge Packer’s Atlantic piece, “Israel Must Not React Stupidly”
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