Sam Harris speaks with Coleman Hughes about race, racism, and social justice. They discuss the ideal of "color blindness," race and crime, Coleman's experience at TED, LatinX, the confusion of the elites, Ibram X. Kendi, affirmative action, class differences, poverty, single-parent families, the death of George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin, mob rule, Candace Owens, Christopher Rufo, guilt by association, John McWhorter, Glenn Loury, reparations for slavery and Jim Crow, immigrant communities, evidence of discrimination, Martin Luther King Jr., and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at <a href="http://samharris.org/subscribe">samharris.org/subscribe</a>. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the <a href="https://www.wakingup.com/makingsense">Waking Up</a> app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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Sam Harris Episodes Around February 11, 2024

#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence

#339 — The Infernal Logic of Jihad

#340 — The Bright Line Between Good and Evil

#341 — Gaza & Global Order

#342 — Animal Minds & Moral Truths

#343 — What Is "Islamophobia"?

#344 — The War in Gaza

#345 — Resilience

#346 — The Best Kept Secret In History?

#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024

#348 — The Politics of Antisemitism

#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good

#350 — Sharing Reality

#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza

#352 — Hubris & Chaos

#353 — Race & Reason

#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?

#355 — A Falling World

#356 — Islam & Freedom

#357 — America & World Order

#358 — The War in Ukraine

#359 — Getting Used to It

#360 — We Really Don't Have Free Will?

#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism

#362 — Six Months of War

#363 — Knowledge Work

#364 — Facts & Values

#365 — Reality Check

#366 — Urban Warfare 2.0

#367 — Campus Protests, Antisemitism, and Western Values

#368 — Freedom & Censorship

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