My guest today is Freddie DeBoer. Freddie is an independent writer on substack and has been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and many other places. His book "The Cult of Smart" was named one of the 10 best books of 2020 by New York Magazine. In this episode, Freddie and I begin by discussing Karl Marx, the legacy of Marxism, and the so-called "labor theory of value". Freddie sees much more value in Marxism than I do so we disagree somewhat on that. We move on to discuss intelligence and the broken system of American higher education. A lot of that conversation is directly relevant to President Biden's recent student loan forgiveness executive order, although we recorded this right before that news broke. Finally, Freddie and I talked about wokeness and social justice ideology. #ColemanUnfiltered Coleman Unfiltered addresses topics that have been on mute through the ages with silent shifts into polarities, by relentless questioning and observations in coordination with some of the brightest intellectuals of our generation. The Unfiltered Community is an ode to the fans; an environment promoting sound tolerance of ideas to solidify the meaning of liberalism in a changing world. It’s a concrete effort to have open, honest conversations on the most difficult social and political issues we’re surrounded with. For in-depth discussions, unaired/unseen episodes, and bonus content on Conversations With Coleman, participate via a membership and gain access to raw, powerful human ideology. Welcome to the new age’s most original intellectual revolution; let’s change the world, one conversation at a time. Sign up Today - https://bit.ly/3B1GAlS FOLLOW COLEMAN YouTube - http://bit.ly/38kzium Twitter - http://bit.ly/2rbAJue Facebook - http://bit.ly/2LiAXH3 Instagram - http://bit.ly/2SDGo6o Podcast -https://bit.ly/3oQvNUL Website - https://colemanhughes.org/ Limited Edition Merch - https://bit.ly/CWCMerch #ConversationswithColeman #CWC #ColemanHughes #Podcast #Politics #society #Colemanunfiltered #Unfiltered #Music #Philosophy #BlackCulture #Intellectual #podcasting #podcastersofinstagram #Youtube #podcastlife #music #youtube #radio #comedy #podcastshow #spotifypodcast #newpodcast #interview #motivation #art #covid #history #republicans #blacklivesmatter #follow #libertarian #art #socialism #communism #democracy #americafirst #blm #trending #capitalism #kag #indian #conservatives #media #elections #Freddiedeboer