With Abigail Shrier, Coleman Hughes, and Mia Hughes

Abigail Shrier is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She has received prestigious accolades such as the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence in Journalism. Her books, including Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters and Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up, are international bestsellers and have been translated into 20 languages. Abigail is world-renowned for her incisive critiques of gender ideology and cultural trends.

Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcaster, and columnist specializing in race, public policy, and ethics. His work appears in outlets like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Quillette. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Hughes testified before Congress on reparations and published his book The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America in 2024. Coleman is preeminent in his incisive analysis of race, identity, and civil liberties.

Joining Abigail and Coleman as tonight’s interlocutor is Mia Hughes. Mia is an MLI senior fellow whose groundbreaking critical analysis of gender-affirming medical practices has brought her international recognition.  The WPATH Files exposes the insufficient evidence for treatment protocols, lack of informed consent, and significant risks associated with medical interventions for minors, including irreversible surgeries and hormone treatments.

The questions they explored couldn’t be more relevant. From the implications of Trump’s return to office, the rising tide of wokeness in our universities and governments, to the challenges of navigating a fractured media and cultural landscape, their conversation tackles some of the most pressing and contentious topics of our time.

They unpack how free speech, meritocracy, and neutrality can be reclaimed by the new administration in the face of entrenched bureaucratic, academic, and media opposition. They’ll also explore the scourge of gender ideology, the toxicity of racialist and identitarian politics, and the pivotal role of a healthy intellectual counter-culture in fostering a civil and informed society.