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But I feel that colorblindness is the North Star that we should use when making decisions," argues Coleman Hughes, a writer and podcaster who specializes in race, ethics, and public policy. Hughes' forthcoming book , The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America , calls for returning to the original ideals of the American civil rights movement, arguing that "our departure from the colorblind ideal has ushered in a new era of fear, paranoia, and resentment. In November, Reason 's Nick Gillespie spoke with Hughes about colorblindness, free expression, and whether class or race is the more accurate indicator of being disadvantaged in the U. Hughes: We are human beings.

In today's Reason Podcast , I talk with Coleman Hughes, a year-old junior at Columbia University who has emerged over the past year as one of the most prolific and insightful commentators on race and class in the United States. He's analyzed the relatively forgotten legacy of the gay, socialist, anti—affirmative action civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin for The New York Times , discussed the "colorblind legacy" of Martin Luther King, Jr. We talk about his childhood in New Jersey, the climate for free speech on today's campuses, playing trombone in a Charles Mingus tribute band that plays Mondays in New York, and more. Subscribe, rate, and review our podcast at iTunes.

But I feel that colorblindness is the North Star that we should use when making decisions," argues Coleman Hughes, a writer and podcaster who specializes in race, ethics, and public policy. Hughes' forthcoming book , The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America , calls for returning to the original ideals of the American civil rights movement, arguing that "our departure from the colorblind ideal has ushered in a new era of fear, paranoia, and resentment. In November, Reason 's Nick Gillespie spoke with Hughes about colorblindness, free expression, and whether class or race is the more accurate indicator of being disadvantaged in the U. Hughes: We are human beings.

Coleman Hughes traces his ancestry back to enslaved people forced to work at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. His grandfather was born into segregated America. It's because of that deep family history that Hughes says, contrary to what many believe, racism in America is not the evil it once was. We were now constantly seeing videos of things going wrong in the world with no journalistic context surrounding them," Hughes says.