Culture & Society

This article originally appeared on National Review For starters, I’m not sure we really have to replace DEI with anything. As Ward Connerly once observed, when a surgeon removes a cancer, we don’t insist that it be replaced with something. Still, it seems to be a fact that many people, especially politicians, don’t want to be just against something: They want to be for something, too. And perhaps it’s useful and clarifying for those of us who oppose Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to describe our own, contrasting vision — especially on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Very well: We want …

Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke powerfully of America’s founding creed as a “promissory note” for equal opportunity for Americans of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. For those who oppose both racial discrimination and racial quotas, what is the fairest and freest path to equality? Related posts: The Immigration Impasse Why Racial Preferences Remain Wrongheaded Top Ten Reasons to Oppose Race Preferences in University Admissions 20 Bad Arguments

This article originally appeared in The Washington Times After Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, delivered the GOP response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress in 2021, “Uncle Tim” began trending on Twitter. “Uncle Tim” is a play on the racial epithet “Uncle Tom.” Now, like clockwork, another accomplished Black man has been smeared as a race traitor. In a speech on the floor of the Georgia Senate, Democrat Emanuel Jones labeled Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom” and as “someone betraying his own community,” whose “policies seek to subvert the achievements and accomplishments …

This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. A preview of the case is here. Devon Westhill is president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. He submitted an amicus brief supporting Students for Fair Admissions. During her confirmation hearing, Justice Elena Kagan claimed: “We are all originalists.” It might not then come as a surprise to some that the label has been bandied about recently to refer to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. But …

Dear friends, I am thrilled to tell you that CEO has joined the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project (Project 2025) Advisory Board. Project 2025 is creating the playbook that will equip the next administration with conservative policy recommendations and the properly vetted and trained personnel ready on day one to govern and rebuild the American way of life. We have a heavy lift ahead of us. As you already know, the current administration has done its level best to undo what makes our country exceptional. For example, the foundational American value of equal opportunity under the law has been …

Dear friends, I am pleased to share with you that CEO has signed onto and is supporting a new initiative of the Philanthropy Roundtable. We are delighted to join with other allies like Rick Graber of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Steven Anderson of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Judge Janice Rogers Brown in supporting a Statement of Principles of True Diversity. True Diversity Diversity as practiced in most American institutions today value group identity over the value of the individual. True Diversity is an equality-based initiative that promotes a thoughtful and holistic approach to embracing diversity. It provides a …

This opinion was originally published by The Washington Times. Ample news stories from across the country have reported on recent attacks perpetrated by young Black assailants, some resulting in death. This behavior didn’t manifest itself overnight. It was developed by a pipeline, starting at home, that fails Black children. For example, on June 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a group of Black kids brutally attacked 73-year-old James Lambert, a Black man, in Philadelphia. He died a day later due to the beating and now, two of the seven assailants, brothers 10 and 14, have turned themselves in to authorities. And, …

Dear CEO friends,   Summer is finally upon us and the Center for Equal Opportunity has been heating up lately, figuratively and literally! Here’s our latest… Back to Washington, D.C.  As you may have heard, CEO moved offices earlier this month after more than 20 years in nearby Northern Virginia. We are thrilled to be back in Washington, D.C., where we will now be closer to our allies and the fight for colorblind equal opportunity. And though part of our building actually caught fire last week, we love the new location at historic Canal Square. (Thankfully no one was hurt, …

School fit, delaying college and meaningful experiences This article originally appeared in the Washington Times For generations now, Black Americans have lagged — oftentimes, significantly — behind other racial and ethnic groups in multiple measures of socioeconomic achievement. By some estimates when compared to white Americans, for example, the Black poverty rate is more than twice as high and Black students at public colleges are 250% less likely to graduate. So, in light of this troubling reality, do Black Americans need special treatment to succeed?  This was the question posed to me at this month’s Old Parkland Conference in Dallas …