Monthly Archives: February 2023

University Of Chicago: Everyone Encouraged To Apply (Except For White And Asian Men)

     The Physics Department at the University of Chicago invited undergraduate applicants to a “Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)” complete with a $6000 stipend.   But the announcement made it clear that Asian and White men are not who this … Continue reading

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Fighting Wokeness With Nondiscrimination In West Virginia

     West Virginia has previously introduced legislation to stop the implementation of Critical Race Theory. Now, they are aiming to ban “DEI” bureaucracy along with the ills of requiring “diversity training”. HB 3505 bands “Offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion”: “(A) … Continue reading

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News of the Week (February 26th, 2023)

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Firing Line Friday: What to Do about the Post Office

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The scope and monopoly of government services, as well as the extent of welfare, has been debated for … Continue reading

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Biden’s Praxis

     In 2021, President Biden rescinded the ban on “diversity and sensitivity” training that instituted racial divisiveness and discrimination, i.e. implemented “praxis”, via Executive Order. Now, he has promulgated an Executive Order that requires the implementation of “equity”. “Equity”, to remind … Continue reading

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Utah vs. Diversity Statements

      Universities and colleges are increasingly requiring “diversity statements” which serve as pledges to wokeness and praxis. Now, Utah may end up stepping up to the plate and start swinging back by banning any such “diversity statements” for not only higher … Continue reading

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California To Banks: Stop Doing Business With Gun Manufacturers… Or Else!

     Operation Choke Point was a secret government scheme to dissuade banks from working with, amongst others, firearm related businesses. It was a scandal at the time and ended after four years. Now, there is a draft law being openly proposed … Continue reading

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News of the Week (February 19th, 2023)

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Firing Line Friday: The Security of Europe

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Fifty years ago NATO and Western Europe faced an aggressive Evil Empire. Today, Russia is once again aggressively … Continue reading

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Why Do Companies Go Woke?

     For the vast majority of people, it seemed that wokeness came out of nowhere and spontaneously became dominant (while some of us have been ignored in our warnings like a bunch of Cassandras). But how did wokeness so rapidly go … Continue reading

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