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What do the practitioners of CRT, which holds that white people in a white supremacist society only permit progress for nonwhites when doing so also benefits whites, say about their

Calling intersectional Kendi-DiAngeloism "Critical Race Theory" was always going to fall prey to the selective pedantry of the left professoriat It had to become much coarser, stupider, and more propagandistic

Right. Every year 1200 high achieving black and Hispanic NYC students receive fully funded scholarships to elite prep schools. https://nypost.com/2018/06/09/how-nonprofits-are-boosting-nycs-brightest-minority-students/ https://twitter.com/b

So interesting that a major scholar must describe "one of the most robust findings" in criminology -- that "more police officers in the street leads to less violent crime" --

68 percent of the US citizens or permanent residents admitted by Princeton for the class of 2025 “self-identified” as “people of color.” https://www.princeton.edu/news/2021/04/06/extraordinary-year-princeton-offers-admission-1498-st

The cultural emasculation of Asian American men also serves a sociological function: being portrayed as docile and harmless makes it easier for the majority to accept academic and income-based over-performance

At TNR, @OsitaNwanevu argues that the "American Left should work toward abolishing the Constitution", but in the meantime, "without hesitation, guilt, or apology—should pack the Supreme Court to its advantage,"

I completely understand why these dogmas were created -- people grew frustrated by having their grievances shunted aside with glib assurance that no harm was intended. But erasing any referent

NYT editor Dean Baquet makes highly revealing statement about the 1619 Project: "The project fell fully within our standards as a news organization. "https://twitter.com/cliffordlevy/status/1316017794664652800 The declaration is t

Judge bars University of California from all use of SAT, ACT scores in admissions."Nondisabled, economically advantaged and white test-takers have an inherent advantage in the testing process."https://www.sfchronicle.com/education

Lot of questions about how this bill requiring minority representation on all corporate boards will affect business in California; one likely consequence is a sharp increase in those identifying as

Activist movements raise the salience of particular issues thereby generating the attention and energy required to address them -- but the means adopted to do so can often derange the