Coleman Hughes - Race & Identity Politics | Exploring Minds w/ Michele Carroll Ep. 6 

Whether you agree or disagree with his views, Coleman exudes authenticity & always provides hearty food for thought while leaving his emotions to one side. That's SO refreshing and hope-inspiring during today's emotionally reactive group-think culture.

It's so cool to see a young person formulate their ideas in sound arguments, rather than ranting and screaming on the streets. :) Learned a great deal from this young man - really awesome interview :) Thank you Michelle - new sub :)

If America ever grows up, it could be a lot like Coleman Hughes.

This lady interviewing is world-class

It was refreshing to see the interviewer admit when she didn't understand a word, concept or a bit of statistics. For example: -the concept of eugenics. -the stats re race, cultural norms, wealth & income, crime & the police and so on. It's so important to understand the difference between per capita vs group and population averages. -the term 'silo'. -understanding how common a 1 in a billion thing can be given a baseline population of 350 million. It's quite shocking how most people don't understand basic statistics. So, anytime a host will ask for clarification and help the audience get better acquainted with statistical data, the better. Better to ask & go in depth into a particular issue than pretend to understand, as most mainstream hosts will do, and leave the issue hanging without proper analysis. So, good for you for asking when you didn't quite understand a particular term or concept.

i really like this brother; very thoughtful and intelligent. i have been listening to his interviews and reading everything he has written lately.

Hughes is sharp as a razor and he still so young. I look forward to seeing more of him. He will only get better

I am a carribean immigrant and his assertion on cultural differences between blacks are spot on. We have these same discussions around our dinner table often.

Intelligent guy, he gives me hope that this country isn't completely screwed. Keep up the good work Coleman!

What a great interview. Its hard to believe Coleman is 22 years old. Great conversation. Michelle Carroll was very well prepared. She seems to have read everything he's written and has watched his previous interviews and was able to direct the conversation to new waters.

I only recently learned about Coleman Hughes (and this channel!) and I have to say, I am blown away by his presence, his calm confidence and the way he presents his facts. I love that he appears to be very fact based and doesn't tow a conservative or liberal line, instead letting the facts speak for themselves. I also really appreciate Michelle Carroll's calm interview style and courage to ask what something means, instead of assuming she knows what it means. The importance of that can't be understated; even if she does know what it means she doesn't assume her viewers do and it allows the interviewee to explain it in their own words. Great stuff, definitely a fan.

Carrying the mantle for Tom Sowell

I found Mr. Hughes on Sam Harris’ podcast while on a long drive. Without having seen this young man I was impressed with his ability to deliver his thoughts much like Sam Harris does. I like Sam because he’s not an ideological dogmatist, he’s a THINKER. And Coleman Hughes is also a thinker. So glad to have found him 😃

Wow, great conversation. As a Canadian that watches American politics obviously from a distance, I've always been shocked at how polarized and antagonistic and combative and ideological most political discussions are in the mainstream u.s. Media. They never get to the point of reasonable conversation because no one is listening to anyone and most people just simply get entrenched in their positions and in demonizing the other side. This rational level-headed discussion - - where two people in a conversation are curious to listen, think and to explore - - is so refreshing and important.

@22:50 he mentions a Papa Johns incident Back in high school days, I was at a party and in a group of 5 or 6 people just talking about whatever. One of the kids was black and very small percentage of population in my town. I steered the conversation to open up his thoughts on how he is treated as a black man in a small town, so we start getting into issues of race. I was interested to hear his insight into being black that I just don't get exposed to at all. So during the conversation, he was talking and said something that I never forgot. During the course of his speaking, he comes around to say that whites are, to at least a small degree, inherently racist. He is "OK" with that, as it is something he has just gotten used to. He went on to say that, he has many white friends and they all great. But, sooner or later he knows they will let slip how they really feel about blacks and reveal themselves as the racist he knows them to be. At that point, it became very obvious that he was most certainly projecting race into his encounters with whites and then began seeking behavior that supported his predetermined belief. I have no doubt that he has experienced racist whites in his life, but he just WAITS for them to show it so he could have that "gotcha" moment with himself. At that point, I went for another beer or something and just got away from him. I saw him as an awkward moment away from being in a racially charged issue at any given time and just not interested in that.

I hope Coleman Hughes runs for president one day. I really appreciate his calm, broad approach to politics. He looks at the big picture and focuses on complexities and solutions as opposed to blame placing and anger. We need more people like him in the world. He can unite people.

This is the most impressive 22-year-old I´ve ever had the pleasure to listen to.

We need more conversations like this.

Very interesting and good logic used here.

Coleman Hughes is a rising star.

I remember United Airlines coming under fire for not having enough black pilots. their response was; we will consider anyone who qualifies.

Quillette magazine is the best!

The battle against hyper political correctness is one of the most important of our time. Conversations like this, where each party is making every attempt to back their views with reason and evidence, are essential and need to be shared far and wide.

I love how genuinely curious and open minded this interviewer is!!!

The part on eugenics and lack of policing is so scarily relevant right now

Great interview - thanks for making this video.

This conversation still holds up. We miss your interviews, Michele!

Incredibly thoughtful, well spoken individual.. so glad to have come across Coleman Hughes..I'll be listening to and reading more from him.

Coleman Hughes is the man who’s changing my mind. Why is it that these views are only associated with right wingers? It makes it very easy for a person like me to overlook, when an idea is labeled to be of the alt right.

Coleman Hughes makes some very interesting points, but I would like to add I go to church to worship and praise God and to hear God's word. I do not go to church to be indoctrinated about ideas of white privilege and systemic racism. Many churches are invested in social justice movements, but the real message is about the gospel and our freedom in Christ. Here is what I think about white guilt: These ideas are divisive, deceptive, and demeaning to all racial groups. Christ died once and for all to set us free from all of our sins. These ideas try to enslave people again. We are all one in Christ. In fact, our only hope for unity is in Christ. He is our true identity before race or anything else, and He loves our diversity as we are all created in His image. Racism (believing in the superiority of one's racial identity over others) is sinful but it is not unique to any one group of people. As Christians of any cultural/racial group, we are called to generously give to people in need and to pray for our country. We further respect government leaders and abide by the rule of law. Finally, we are grateful for the way our freedoms are enumerated in the Preamble and protected under the Bill of Rights within the remarkable living document of the Constitution. www.gotquestions.org/white-privilege.html

Just discovered this channel and so happy to see the great interviews..etc. The Weinstein brothers should be considered for interviews as well, they're great thinkers. Good luck.

Amazing talk, thank you! Great channel!

I just wanted to say in case you can see this, I'm sorry RU-vid didn't show me your content until a year later! Is there a way I can support your message?

Bonus points if you noticed the copy of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" atop the stack of books in the background.

Great interview, congratulation! Thanks

I like this young man

I’ve never heard of of this channel but was a great interview, genuinely seeking to understand - doesn’t happen often enough!

Coleman is a throwback to the black intellectuals of the 60s. Black culture now bares no resemblance ti the past

incredibly interesting guy.

Great guest!

will there be a Round 2 for this interview.... this was great to listen to. I took away a lot from this and his approach to acknowledging other perspectives and showing his evidence/argument

What an amazing young man. Thoughtful. Mature. Erudite.

My father used to use the word "niggardly" all the time. It never would have occurred to him that it sounds like another word, which he never uttered in his life and would have deemed crude.

God I love this man

A Great clear thinker, read quilette!

Thank you, Michele!!!

Contemporary America hasn’t earned a voice like Coleman’s, but it desperately needs to be heard.

i liked seeing this video footage. keep going 😉

This video should be watched by every, single, person on this planet.

These are interesting discussions. Do you have any objection to others extracting segments, for discussion elsewhere (with links back to the full interview, of course)?

24:37 I think Hughes mispoke in spelling 'niggardly'. I think he said "NA......." where he should've said "NI........" Great guest. Hey Coleman, grab some shades 'cos your future's gonna be bright 🔆.

Progressive here who loves what he says. The truth!

Love what you’re doing here.

12k views on what should be culturally viral. Saddening.

If I had a son, he'd speak like Coleman Hughes.

Enjoyed the interview

She asked " How do you feel about the 'N-Word'?", so he responded with a brief etymology of the word "niggardly", and said the fact there's a Wikipedia page dedicated to scandals around people saying "niggardly" shows that there is an irrational sensitivity about the N-word prevalent in society. I think that scandal shows that many people are either unfamiliar with the word niggardly, or they have a panic response around issues of racism, which means they can't just calmly explain a simple word sounding similar to a racial slur, they fire a person instead. I think that's an anxiety around Race as a subject, not an irrationality about a racial slur.

Great guest.

Were West Indian immigrants subjected to the scale back on policing as experienced by African American neighbourhoods?

Eugenics is a touchy subject these days. I wrote a sci fi book about clones thinking that such a subject was not as taboo, with mainstream science programs discussing CRISPR and the potential for designer babies or medicinal benefits such as 'programed' immunity to disease. In the past, eugenics talk was primarily surrounding controlled breeding versus genetically engineered DNA. It has a bad past, eugenics, but the institution of psychology worldwide has blood stained hands in regards to lobotomies for example. Despite this, psychology and neuroscience have made giant leaps in practical application. Lobotomies are far from witch burning, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation machines are leaps above your typical pharmaceuticals like anti-depressants or anti-psychotics. Perhaps eugenics could follow a less bloody/amoral pattern in the future.

I agree with Coleman. Culture must come into play. Take for example the Black child and different colored dolls exercise. Lets say the culture the child grew up in and the wider cultural context within which their culture exists has more of a role to play in the causes of the childs condition. You then trace the child’s cultural history back a number of hundred years to overstand what experiences came together to cause such a condition. Then staring back at you are the same causes you disagreed with in favor of ‘culture’ itself as a cause. kmt.

His point about negative comments in the face-to-face realm is that it is rare, regardless of Ben Shapiro.

1:17:00 could it have something to do with that fact that conservative ideas only hold up logically when divorced from context and facts and truth? Maybe the trend that well read people , Professors, tend to skew liberal suggests that when you spend more than 22 years looking at the facts that you just walk away liberal? Maybe?

53:20 the issue of victims of white murder being solved better than victims of black murder has the 'snitches get stitches' variable that is disproportionately evident in black communities. The cause of this police mistrust may very well originate from racist policing, especially pre-civil rights era & the period afterwards. But, the level of police racism today is in no way proportional to those bad old days. Today, black communities have to address this reactionary response of not co-operating with the police and end this anti-snitching attitude. How do we do this? Start by being truthful about the degree of not co-operation police face in investigations in the black community. Black community leaders have to make co-operating a virtue. End the drug war. Stop the stranglehold of street gangs who only subsist because they dominate a drug market where the prices are artificially elevated due to this prohibition. 1:20:00 I see here, Hughes does address these issues. Not only are more unarmed white people shot by the police, but, black cops are more likely to shoot unarmed people, both black and white. Police shooting unarmed people is not only non-racist, but the numbers are miniscule compared to the civilian rate.

The sexual tension is palpable

Great video

Ok, if a black kid with not so high standardized scores compared to MIT yet have highest scores of the nation end up struggling at MIG, the logical culprit is the schools that produced them (quality of education given to them or their prep was substandard) and not affirmative action.

"At the average bbq of a black family" Am I the only one who heard this the wrong way?

Coleman you speak so cogently, calmly, sensibly, intelligently...you are hereby nominated to membership in the dark web

Good for him that he made it out of the Left-Wing bubble, though it's kinda sad that now many of those who would even listen to him anymore are those in the Right-Wing bubble. It's tough being in the sane center when so much of America's crazy partisaned politics.

He's so articulate, and fact based. Love it.

The culture of honor was also inherited from Scotland. minute 52

“ lynching doesn’t happen anymore” Ahmaud Arbery: 👀

Michelle Hughes is HOT

Im not sure I like the word “culture” in this context. I think replacing it with values would be more accurate and useful.

Based.

This young man blessed with a maturity and intellect that I don’t see in most adults myself included.

This guy is so impressive. It's really hard to grapple with how a 22 year old could have this much invaluable insight on such a complex topic.

I just found this guy; I really like how he isn’t a “conservative” or a “liberal.”

America needs voices of real thought like Coleman Hughes now more than ever.

Speaks like Sam Harris / Dresses like Jordan Peterson

Coleman's courage is incredible. Publicly holding an opinion that can make or break friendships despite its validity is an issue I struggle with personally. Thank you for standing up for what you believe is truth.

Listening to you guys talk gives me hope for rational discourse.

Mr Hughes is an impressive thinker. Thanks for having him on.

You know what America, maybe we aren't as bad off as it seems, with 22 year olds like this.

Anybody else notice that his mannerisms are like Sam Harris?

I must say I definitely enjoyed watching this a lot more than any debate on mainstream news channels where people just talk over each other and refuse to listen to the other person's views. This certainly was a breath of fresh air and I'm a big fan Coleman and after watching this video I am now also a big fan of Michele :). It would be interesting to see you have Larry Elder on this show !

Terrific guest, classy presentation and an interviewer who asks questions because she *wants to learn something!* I wish you many years success! And thank you.

Why havent I found this channel before? This is excellent.

29:56 -- "...barring any trans-racial surgery..." Love it!

Thank heavens for Coleman Hughes. He's cool, cerebral, and compelling. I wish him a long and successful career as an academic or anything other enterprise he takes on later in his life.

By far the best guest you have interviewed. This man is a truth-seeker, a genuine rationalist and a first rate thinker. We need more people like him and far fewer loudmouths airing their worthless opinions.

P.s. I would love for someone to set up a debate between Coleman and a progressive pundit (as long as it didn’t get unpleasant)

One cannot come away from listening to Coleman Hughes without feeling impressed and enlightened.

Mr. Hughes is the man. I find myself agreeing with about 95% of what he says. Such a relief listening to him

What I liked the most about this interview is that the interviewer asked for clarity on points she didn’t understand. That sure helped me out a lot. Great interview 👏👏👌

Wow. This interview is now among one of my favorites. So eloquent. Thomas Sowell 2.0. Amazing. This is a young man to watch. Presidential potential. Ps. The Roo brought me here.

There is systemic racism in America today, in so far as you grant one specific group opportunities on the basis of their race you must for the same reason discriminate against another.

It is absolutely tragic that this interview and the hard discussion being had isn't more widespread. I really do wish you luck in moving forward with this channel. Coleman is a brilliant mind and I appreciate you giving him this great platform.

Everyone in the US needs to witness this conversation.