It might be, according to Jason Riley: When it comes to skepticism of affirmative-action policies, the issue isn’t whether today’s college students are “left-wing activists who aren’t in touch with the real world” but rather whether that description better applies … Continue reading →
Lori Lightfoot is blaming her political demise on racism as well as misogyny, although these two characteristics of hers – being black and being a woman – were already in evidence when she was first elected mayor of Chicago: “I’m … Continue reading →
An interesting take from Stephen Green, probably the best one I’ve seen so far: By his own admission, Adams was using “hyperbole” to make his point. There are just two problems with that. The first is that his targets weren’t … Continue reading →
Angela Davis recently made an appearance on Louis Gates’ “Finding Your Roots” program. She got a bit of a surprise: Angela Davis bought the guns used in a courthouse raid that murdered a judge, and she later served as Gus … Continue reading →
One way to subvert the will of the people is by executive order, and that’s what Biden and company have chosen to do about DEI: Last week, President Joseph Biden quietly signed an executive order that promises to create a … Continue reading →
This is an important article, and I suggest you read it in its entirety. Heather Mac Donald has been writing about race and police work for many years, and she’s among the best at the topic. Her article makes for … Continue reading →
Yesterday, commenter “Paul Nachman” kindly drew our attention to this talk by Thomas Sowell on multicultualism. It was given some time in the 1990s, and displays Sowell’s characteristic sharpness of observation and clarity of expression He grasped the problem long … Continue reading →
Heather Mac Donald describes the latest art-world insanity, this time at the Met. You may have to concentrate very very hard to follow it: Why Born Enslaved! has been understood since its creation as an antislavery work. The Met, however, … Continue reading →
And makes a fool of herself: Other than being Black, what exactly is Sowell’s expertise in slavery or history? Yeah, it’s kind of funny. But it’s also tremendously sad, because millions more young people absorb Hannah-Jones’ utterly mendacious work than … Continue reading →
Professionalism is racist. Of course. Last night I came across this talk by John McWhorter, a voice of reason on the topic of the old racism versus the new:
Continue reading →Heather Mac Donald has written a great deal about the racial aspect of alleged police brutality cases, and here she weighs in on the Tyre Nichols beating: Five Memphis officers responded to what was initially reported as a car driving … Continue reading →
Here’s the bill that Sheila Jackson Lee has introduced. Its title is “Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023” – and so I would guess it might be unconstitutional because of its race specificity: (a) In General.—A person engages in … Continue reading →