Commentary In 1971, following the convulsions caused by ethnic riots, Malaysia introduced its New Economic Policy (NEP) which provides for affirmative action for the country’s Malay Muslim majority. Malaysia is a country with a diverse population of 32.37 million, comprising three dominant ethnic groups: 70 percent Bumiputera Malays, 22 percent Chinese, seven percent Indians, and…
Lawsuit Against Alameda County Alleges That Governmental Contract Awards Have Racial Quotas
The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and two co-plaintiffs filed a complaint against Alameda County in the Superior Court of California of Alameda on July 25, alleging that state programs encourage racial quotas. “The argument of the lawsuit is that the Alameda County government is violating both the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
Feminist Barrister Wins Discrimination Case Against Her Chambers
A London-based barrister has won a discrimination case against her own firm after she was placed under investigation for opposing what has been characterised as LGBT charity Stonewall’s “trans extremism.” On Wednesday, the London Central Employment Tribunal found that, as a consequence of being a feminist who believes that a woman is defined by her sex,…
Facebook and US Sign Deal to End Discriminatory Housing Ads
NEW YORK—Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. In a release, U.S. government officials said it had reached agreement with Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., to…
Tesla Investor Sues Musk, Board Over Accusation of Workplace Discrimination
A Tesla Inc. shareholder sued the electric car maker, Chief Executive Elon Musk, and its board, accusing them of neglecting to tackle complaints about workplace discrimination and harassment, and engendering a “toxic workplace culture.” Thursday’s lawsuit is the latest against Tesla, which has been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in its factories. “Tesla…
Gender Identity: Total Confusion
Commentary Recently, a friend brought me the questionnaire people are asked to fill out so they can sign up to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). More than 100,000 people take the LSAT every year, and the test has great influence on law school admissions. The questionnaire, which is part of the online profile…
California Judge Strikes Down Law Forcing Companies to Appoint Women to Corporate Boards
May 17, 2022
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A California judge struck down as unconstitutional the state’s law forcing publicly held corporations headquartered in California to meet a quota of board members who self-identify as women or face fines. Los Angeles County-based California Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled (pdf) May 13 in Crest v. Padilla that the state law known as SB…
Affidavits Allege Widespread Discrimination Against Florida’s Unvaccinated, Despite Law
Floridians worried about discrimination against people not vaccinated for COVID-19 say they’ve collected more than 1,000 affidavits describing activity they believe to be unlawful in their state. A coalition of groups plans to collect more affidavits through an online portal. They intend to drop off boxes of these complaints at the offices of Florida lawmakers….
Return Thomas Jefferson Statues to Their Rightful Place
Commentary On Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, we should take our cue from the Tulsa Star, a now-defunct black newspaper. Its masthead from 1920 included statements of religious and political faith, including a paraphrase from the Declaration of Independence: “‘All men are born equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights which are life, liberty and the pursuit…
Consumer Financial Protection Gone Awry
Commentary The crises of recent years tend to erase from memory those that preceded them. One, as you may recall, was the financial collapse of 2008—a collapse deemed by many as the worst since the Great Depression. That collapse swept into power a government like the one we have now—the White House and both houses…
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