Category Archives: Affirmative Action

Why Would We Want Competent Air Traffic Controllers?

REPORT: Also uncovered was an FAA effort to promote diversity that discarded 3000 qualified college graduates with degrees in air traffic control despite their following FAA procedure and obtaining FAA accredited degrees.

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Acceptance rates at US medical schools in 2014 reveal ongoing discrimination against Asian-Americans and whites

From AEI: Here are some observations based on the new AAMC data: For those applicants to US medical schools last year with average GPAs (3.40 to 3.59) and average MCAT scores (27 to 29), black applicants were 4 times more … Continue reading

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Do You Want Doctors, Pilots And Air Traffic Controllers Benefitting From Affirmative Action?

When I find I unexpectedly have a black doctor, I get nervous because I know that seven out of eight blacks admitted to medical schools in the United States benefit from substantial affirmative action and that their test scores on … Continue reading

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