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An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning that the so-called ‘anti-racist’ movement is driving us—ironically—toward a new kind of racism.

As one of the few black students in his philosophy program at Columbia University years ago, Coleman Hughes wondered why his peers seemed more pessimistic about the state of American race relations than his own grandparents–who lived through segregation. The End of Race Politics is the culmination of his years-long search for an answer.

Contemplative yet audacious, The End of Race Politics is necessary reading for anyone who questions the race orthodoxies of our time. Hughes argues for a return to the ideals that inspired the American Civil Rights movement, showing how our departure from the colorblind ideal has ushered in a new era of fear, paranoia, and resentment marked by draconian interpersonal etiquette, failed corporate diversity and inclusion efforts, and poisonous race-based policies that hurt the very people they intend to help. Hughes exposes the harmful side effects of Kendi-DiAngelo style antiracism, from programs that distribute emergency aid on the basis of race to revisionist versions of American history that hide the truth from the public.

Through careful argument, Hughes dismantles harmful beliefs about race, proving that reverse racism will not atone for past wrongs and showing why race-based policies will lead only to the illusion of racial equity. By fixating on race, we lose sight of what it really means to be anti-racist. A racially just, colorblind society is possible. Hughes gives us the intellectual tools to make it happen.

From the Publisher

This book is spun gold from start to finish, says John McWhorter about THE END OF RACE POLITICS

No one gives me greater hope... Coleman Hughes, the living example of our future sanity — Sam Harris

Ought to become required reading for students, says Glenn Loury about THE END OF RACE POLITICS

[Hughes] offers... a compelling, positive vision of the heights, says Thomas Chatterton Williams

Humans have dignity and rights because of their ability to flourish and suffer, says Steven Pinker

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thesis
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593332458
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593332450
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.79 x 0.89 x 8.56 inches

Customers say

Customers find the book easy to read on a complex topic, with clear writing and arguments. Moreover, the book offers thoughtful insights and is highly researched, with one customer noting it makes a compelling case for moving beyond race-based politics. They appreciate the author’s character, with one review highlighting their humanist nature.

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