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Category Archives: Affirmative Action
‘Medicine Without Merit’
Dr. Forrest Bohler writes for Compact: The requirements for admission into medical school vary markedly depending on who the applicant is. According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the academic thresholds required for acceptance differ substantially … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Power at UCLA Medical School
High-status actors at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine do not compete for authority by openly saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as protecting patients, widening access to care, advancing medical excellence, … Continue reading
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Decoding Funny
Something is funny when it reveals a sudden mismatch between expectation and reality in a way that feels safe. The mind predicts one social or logical pattern. The punchline snaps that pattern without threatening status or survival. Laughter is the … Continue reading
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WSJ: Morgan Stanley Went Big on DEI, and No One Is Happy About It
Grok says: Here’s an analysis of the Wall Street Journal article titled “Morgan Stanley Went Big on DEI, and No One Is Happy About It” (published March 17, 2025), focusing on its key themes, arguments, evidence, tone, and implications. I’ll … Continue reading
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Christopher Caldwell: The Biggest Policy Change of the Century
Caldwell writes Jan. 27, 2025 in the Free Press: So tumultuous was the first week of Donald Trump’s second term that people have barely noticed, a week on, that last Tuesday he repealed affirmative action by executive order. That is … Continue reading
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Why Is DOGE America’s Number One News Story?
Christopher Caldwell wrote Jan. 27, 2025: Trump is not simply eliminating the affirmative-action enforcement machinery. He is throwing it into reverse. So tumultuous was the first week of Donald Trump’s second term that people have barely noticed, a week on, … Continue reading
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Trump’s Anti DEI Blitz
Steve Sailer writes: * It’s kind of funny how rarely the mainstream media mentions that affirmative action touches every aspect of American life. During the 50+ years that I’ve been following the news, that fact only comes up in the … Continue reading
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Israel’s stunning success blowing up Hezbollah terrorist leaders through their pagers (9-17-24)
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Report: ‘A Failed Medical School’: How Racial Preferences, Supposedly Outlawed in California, Have Persisted at UCLA
Washington Free Beacon: Up to half of UCLA medical students now fail basic tests of medical competence. Whistleblowers say affirmative action, illegal in California since 1996, is to blame. Long considered one of the best medical schools in the world, … Continue reading
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CROB: The Affirmative Action Regime How diversity derailed the Constitution
Jesse Merriam writes: * racial diversity makes us so divided that we need the government to be involved in managing our most intimate affairs and teaching us how “to live together and unite in common purpose.” No one asked why … Continue reading
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