An intervenor in the DOJ’s suit against Yale!
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) has filed a motion to intervene in the Department of Justice’s suit against Yale. The DOJ’s suit alleges discrimination by Yale against Whites and Asians/Asian...
View ArticleSmall business owner challenges Oregon’s race-based Covid relief program
Earlier this year, in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Legislature established a $62 million relief fund that’s only available to individuals and business owners who “self-identify...
View ArticleProp 16 seems to be failing
Prop 16 is the left’s attempt to repeal California’s ban on racial and other forms of discrimination by the State. Prop 16 is losing. With about 20 percent of the vote in, “No” was leading “Yes” by...
View ArticleThe left’s unconvincing alibi for the defeat of Prop 16
My favorite result from last week’s election was the defeat of Proposition 16 by the voters of California. Prop 16 was the left’s attempt to repeal California’s ban on racial and other forms of...
View ArticleFirst Circuit affirms decision that Harvard doesn’t discriminate against...
As expected, a panel of the liberal U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program is lawful. You can read the opinion,...
View ArticleThe war on standards: Magnet school admissions edition
America’s top colleges and universities grant preferential treatment to Blacks applying for admissions. For example, Black applicants need not perform nearly as well as White and Asian applicants on...
View ArticleEmboldened Harvard ramps up its racial discrimination
Harvard, fresh off of its victory (so far) in the racial discrimination case brought against it, has granted early admission to 747 applicants for its next undergraduate class. African Americans...
View ArticleThe war on standards, West Point cheating edition
In the past, cheating scandals at America’s military academies have been dealt with severely. The cheaters were expelled. It didn’t matter whether they were football stars or what their race was. They...
View ArticleNew York Times tries to justify racial discrimination in Oregon
Suppose that two similar small businesses in the same state seek funds from that state to relieve the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Suppose that one of the businesses is owned by a...
View ArticleDeep meaning of equity
The execrable Susan Rice has returned to public life to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council. It’s an anodyne title, but she has taken up residence in the Executive Office of the President to...
View ArticleBiden DOJ dismisses discrimination suit against Yale
As expected, the Justice Department, now under the control of Joe Biden, has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Yale for discriminating against Whites and Asian Americans on the basis of their...
View ArticleThe war on standards, Yale Law Journal edition
The Yale Law Journal has been accused of racial bias by some Black students. And it does appear that the Journal is biased — in favor of Blacks. According to the Washington Free Beacon: The...
View ArticleStudents for Fair Admissions files cert petition in Harvard case
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants, has filed a petition for certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court in its...
View ArticleShort takes
*Former CIA Director John Brennan (how the hell did this hack get that job?) says “I’m increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days.” That makes two of us. I’m embarrassed that John Brennan...
View ArticleGoogle under attack for insufficient recruiting at HBCUs
Google is under fire for the way it recruits engineers from colleges. According to the Washington Post: For years, Google’s recruiting department used a college ranking system to set budgets and...
View ArticleCoke demands that its law firms engage in unlawful discrimination
In January 2021, the general counsel of Coca Cola sent a letter to the law firms that represent it. The letter demanded, among other things, that these firms “commit that at least 30% of each of billed...
View ArticleGeorgetown law prof “cancelled” for saying what can’t be said
Georgetown Law School has fired a professor for noticing and commenting on the fact that Blacks make up a disproportionate number of low-performing students in her class. Another professor has been...
View ArticleUnited Airlines plans to use race and gender-based quotas to select pilots
United Airlines has announced a new policy regarding the hiring of pilots. The company states: Over the next decade, United will train 5,000 pilots who will be guaranteed a job with United, after they...
View ArticleIs United’s set-aside program for minority and female pilots legal?
Last night I wrote about United Airlines’ plan during this decade to train 5,000 pilots for jobs with United, and to have half of the 5,000 be women and “people of color.” I suggested that, unless...
View ArticlePrinceton limits white male domestic admissions to 14 percent of next class*
Princeton has offered admission to its class of 2025 to 1,498 applicants. According to numbers provided by the University, around fourteen percent of them are white American males. 14 percent of the...
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