Affirmative Action
Ten Reasons Why Affirmative Action Died
The end of affirmative action was inevitable. The only surprise was that such intentions gone terribly wrong lasted so long. First, supporters of racial preferences always pushed back the goal posts for the program’s success. Was institutionalized reverse bias to last 20 years, 60 years, or ad infinitum? Parity became defined as an absolute equality …
Biden’s Record and Republican Campaigns
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Bidenomics, Biden’s diplomacy, border and crime record, Turkey and the islands of Greece, the polls and DeSantis’ and Trump’s standing and campaigns, and affirmative action cases decided by the Supreme Court. Share This
Destroying Meritocracy Is Deadly
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness A recent epidemic of airline near misses deserves both attention and reflection. In mid-December, a San Francisco-bound United Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner, just a little over a minute after taking off from Maui, Hawaii, suddenly dived. It lost more than half its altitude and came within 800 feet of crashing into …
The End of Affirmative Action
A problematic concept of an age of intermarriage, assimilation, and immigration. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online Sometimes doctrines just vanish, once they appear as naked as the proverbial emperor in his new clothes. Something like that seems now to be happening with affirmative action. Despite all the justifications for its continuance, polling shows …
The Outdated Business Model of Diversity, Inc.
In today’s divided society, universities would be wise to stress unity and academic rigor. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online Diversity has become corporatized on American campuses, with scores of bureaucrats and administrators accentuating different pedigrees and ancestries. That’s odd, because diversity no longer means “variety” or “points of difference,” in the way it …