Tag: diversity

‘Equity Is Not Equality,’ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Office Says

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s office warned state agencies and public university leaders that hiring for any reason other than merit is against the law. “Federal and state law forbid discrimination against a current or prospective employer because of that person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or military service,” Abbott’s Chief of…


RAF Discriminated Against 160 Better-Qualified White Pilots in Diversity Drive: UK Lawmaker

A recruitment officer at the Royal Air Force (RAF) resigned last year after finding about 160 cases of positive discrimination against better-qualified male white pilots, a senior MP has revealed. Group Capt. Lizzy Nicholl had quit her role as head of the recruitment drive after determining that “about 160 cases of positive discrimination had taken…


Watchdog Group: DEI Training Is ‘Insulting’ to Health Care Workers

A watchdog organization that monitors radical and divisive ideologies in medical institutions has obtained an internal document (pdf) from a Texas hospital showing a sizeable commitment to enforcing concepts which, the group says, stray from basic health care training. Laura Morgan, program manager with Do No Harm (DNH), told The Epoch Times that the documents…


With Schools Ditching Merit for Diversity, Families of High Achievers Head for the Door

Alex Shilkrut has deep roots in Manhattan, where he has lived for 16 years, works as a physician, and sends his daughter to a public elementary school for gifted students in coveted District 2. It’s a good life. But Shilkrut regretfully says he may leave the city, as well as a job he likes in…


Brian Giesbrecht: Time to Un-Cancel Diversity of Viewpoint

Commentary The quest for “diversity” has become the universal rallying cry for every institution, including universities, government departments, corporations, and even law societies. “Diversity” has been defined as including skin colour, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. However, the one kind of diversity not included on this list—and the one kind that is desperately needed today—is…


Lame Duck Bills by 2 Key Democrats Herald 2023 House Racial Equity Battle on Hill

Outgoing House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney lost her primary earlier this year, and so will not be returning in 2023, but the New York Democrat’s influence in the lower chamber of Congress will continue well into the New Year, thanks to two bills she filed on Dec. 16. Joined in the…


Congress Just Supersized a Key Part of the Pentagon’s ‘Diversity’ Budget. Here’s Where the Money Is Going

A provision in Congress’ defense bill for fiscal year 2023 supersizes investments for expanding research capacity at colleges and universities with higher numbers of minority students. Congress set aside $131.7 million in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Pentagon to conduct a pilot program aimed at deepening research and development partnerships between the Department…


Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Jobs Costing UK Taxpayers £557 Million a Year: Report

The chancellor of the Exchequer is being urged to curb billions in spending that is “dividing us into warring factions and holding our country back,” according to a Conservative think tank. On Monday, 40 Conservative MPs who are part of the think tank Conservative Way Forward (CWF), called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to consider the…


Apartheid Thinking Seems to Have Infected the Intelligentsia

Commentary Having worked briefly in South Africa at the height of apartheid, I’m surprised by the degree to which the mentality of apartheid seems to have infected the intelligentsia of the United States. The analogy is by no means exact, and there are significant differences between the two countries, of course, but the obsession with…


Orange County Supervisors Declare Racism and Inequity a Public Health Crisis

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Dec. 6 with a 4–0 vote, declaring racism and inequity a public health crisis. Supervisor Don Wagner was absent. Chairman of the Board Doug Chaffee, who introduced the item with Supervisor Andrew Do, said during the meeting that racism has been associated with chronic…