Archive for the ‘Equity’ Category

RACIAL DISPARITY/RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

 

This  madness of racial disparity is the result of racial discrimination will only lead to  a further rapid decline of our country.    Nancy  

FEBRUARY 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2

Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our Civilization

Heather Mac Donald

Manhattan Institute

Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She earned a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. in English from Cambridge University, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. She writes for several newspapers and periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and The New Criterion, and is the author of several books, including The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe and When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.

The following is adapted from a talk delivered on February 15, 2024, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Naples, Florida.

The most consequential falsehood in American public policy today is the idea that any racial disparity in any institution is by definition the result of racial discrimination.

If a cancer research lab, for example, does not have 13 percent black oncologists—the black share of the national population—it is by definition a racist lab that discriminates against competitively qualified black oncologists; if an airline company doesn’t have 13 percent black pilots, it is by definition a racist airline company that discriminates against competitively qualified black pilots; and if a prison population contains more than 13 percent black prisoners, our law enforcement system is racist.

The claim that racial disparities are proof of racial discrimination has been percolating in academia and the media for a long time. After the George Floyd race riots of 2020, however, it was adopted by America’s most elite institutions, from big law and big business to big finance. Even museums and orchestras took up the cry.

Many thought that STEM—the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—would escape the diversity sledgehammer. They were wrong. The American Medical Association today insists that medicine is characterized by white supremacy. Nature magazine declares that science manifests one of “humankind’s worst excesses”: racism. The Smithsonian Institution announces that “emphasis on the scientific method” and an interest in “cause and effect relationships” are part of totalitarian whiteness.

As a result of this falsehood, we are eviscerating meritocratic and behavioral standards in accordance with what is known as “disparate impact analysis.”

 

Consider medicine. Step One of the medical licensing exam, taken during or after the second year of medical school, tests medical students’ knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. On average, black students score lower on the grading curve, making it harder for them to land their preferred residencies. Step One, in other words, has a “disparate impact” on black medical students. The solution, implemented last year, was to eliminate the Step One grading disparity by instituting a pass–fail system. Hospitals choosing residents can no longer distinguish between high and low achieving students—and that is precisely the point!

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MEET MICHELE MORROW

Monday, March 11th, 2024

 

Michele Morrow won the  2024 North Carolina Primary Election for Superintendent of Public Instruction. She is now the Republican candidate in the November general election.   Learn more about her plans for education in North Carolina in this excellent video.  Nancy
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BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SUPER BOWL BACKLASH

Monday, February 12th, 2024

Shame on the NFL’: Performance of ‘Black National Anthem’ Sparks Backlash

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There is no such thing as a ‘Black national anthem.’ If you think there is, then you are inherently anti-American. Marxists know how to do one thing perfectly, and that’s divide. The NFL should go out of business for allowing this stunt to go forward. But how else are the liberal elite to reclaim the African American vote they have lost due to their importation of illegals into their communities? Do not fall for the pandering.
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EQUITY BREEDS DUPLICITY

Friday, February 9th, 2024

 

Nancy Anderson, one of our conservative ladies, shared with us an article she wrote for The American Thinker.  Nancy Clark
THE AMERICAN THINKER
February 8, 2024

Equity Breeds Duplicity

 

Republican leader Mitch McConnell and his senatorial stooge James Lankford promoted a federal bill that would send billions oversees to protect the borders of other countries, while allowing an invasion into the U.S. of nearly two million illegal aliens every year. A City Journal piece details how the Biden administration has every intention of allowing illegal aliens to flood the country regardless of negotiated “bipartisan” border bills. “Why is Biden releasing millions of illegal aliens into the U.S?” Because he thinks that his notion of ‘equity’ — which he extends to non-U.S. citizens — requires it.” 

Equity has been the leading justification for radical progressive policies — from open borders to men playing in women’s sports — that undermine the American way of life. In forcing a subjective application of “fairness” to achieve equal outcomes, equity serves to redistribute permanent economic, political, and cultural power to the Left. Republicans — like McConnell, Lankford, and others — who negotiate with equity-espousing radicals should be sent packing for their duplicity.

Take recent dramatic events in North Carolina, for example.

The NC Republican Superintendent of Education Catherine Truitt heckled a speaker at a local county GOP meeting last week. The speaker, Johnston County school board member Michelle Antoine, took the stage to support Truitt’s opponent in the Republican primary. “Not true!” Truitt shouted several times as Antoine listed concerns about Truitt’s record on equity. When Antoine calmly continued, Truitt stormed out of the room.

In her attempt to shout down the speaker, Truitt exempted herself from her own September 28th, 2021 memo directing parents “to act with civility and respect for our teachers, local boards, superintendents, and school staff.” Parents must be polite and obedient when school officials mask and isolate children, but legitimate criticism of a sitting superintendent from within one’s party warrants vocal belligerence.

Antoine triggered the hostility after alerting the audience to Truitt’s prioritized programming in equity:

“One of the first things [Truitt] did when she went [into office] four years ago was create an office of equity that did not exist.”

“Not true! That’s not true! Don’t lie!” shouted Truitt from the audience.

Past emails authored by Truitt prove Antoine correct. In October 2021, Antoine emailed Truitt about the creation of an Office of Equity Affairs at the Department of  Public Instruction (DPI). Truitt replied, “My new office is called the Office of Educational Equity because we are focused on equity for ALL students,” indeed taking credit for creating a department in charge of equity for North Carolina students.

 

According to Truitt’s own words, the “true definition” of equity is not the socialist principle of ensuring equal outcomes, but “giving all students what they need at the time they need it.” To support her position, Truitt included a graphic from UNESCO; however, the graphic — from a progressive globalist organization — contradicts Truitt’s arbitrary characterization of equity by picturing children standing on various sized boxes to equalize their heights to reach a chalkboard. Equal heights = equal outcomes.

As if that weren’t embarrassing enough, Truitt interrupted again when Antoine discussed Truitt’s disdain for high-performing magnet schools.

“Catherine Truitt is on record on a video talking about how she wants to get rid of magnet schools, high-performing magnet schools,” reported Antoine at the GOP meeting.

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NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OUR MILITARY

Thursday, February 1st, 2024

 

Is it surprising that Russia, China, Iran, etc. etc, show no fear of Biden and our military ?  Nancy  

Transgenderism and Reverse Discrimination Negatively Impacts the U.S. Military, According to Hundreds of Service Members

 

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DEMS ALLOW ILLEGALS TO FLY WITHOUT ID

Friday, January 26th, 2024

 

This airline policy  and  the entire  Biden Administration’s policy on allowing illegals into our country  is more than infuriating –  it is extremely dangerous.    Nancy P.S.  I refuse to refer to  these illegals ” migrants”

Dems letting migrants fly without ID are playing Russian roulette with our safety

By Betsy McCaughey, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York    January 23, 2024

If you’re rushing to the airport and forget your photo ID, good luck being allowed on the plane.

But many migrants without “an acceptable form of identification,” according to airport signs, don’t need a photo.

They get special treatment.

Migrants who have entered the country using President Biden’s new CBP (Customs and Border Protection) One app — at least 422,000 — can fly domestically without photo ID.

A sign posted in Miami International Airport tells migrants, “1. Notify the TSA officer that you are a migrant. 2. The TSA officer will take a photo (optional). 3. If requested, provide your alien identification number or biographic information.”

Taking a photo would allow the Transportation Security Administration officer to confirm the person boarding matches the person pictured in the CBP app.

But the airport sign repeats, “Photo capture is voluntary.”

The migrant trying to board could be anybody.

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VIDEO – DINESH D’SOUZA – POLICE STATE

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

 

VIDEO – DINESH D’SOUZA   – POLICE STATE 

“Police State”: Dinesh D’Souza On The Left’s Campaign Of Thuggery Against Trump

Mike Gallagher  |  Posted:  October 17, 2023
“Police State” is in theaters Monday, October 23 & Wednesday, October 25 , 2023 followed by release across all the streaming platforms is Friday, October 27 – 5:00 pm PT.  All tickets sold only at policestatefilm.net. (October 17, 2023)
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STOP THE MARXIST TAKEOVER OF OUR MILITARY

Monday, October 9th, 2023
With the  extremely alarming events that  took place in Afghanistan and are now  taking place in the Middle East and the Ukraine, it is time to evaluate our military’s readiness.  The following video is intended as a wake up call to address the damage that  Marxism is having on our defenses.  Marxism can take many forms but it is troubling to hear our generals speak about white privilege and how the military needs to be more Woke.  Listen to the following speakers and come to your own conclusions.     One of the speakers in the video is Sam Faddis, a retired CIA operations officer.  I have recently sent out one  his articles – The War To End Israel.  If you haven’t read it, now might be a good time to catch up with him.  Also, if you agree with the speakers, please do contact your senators with your concerns about the numerous woke military officers that will be coming before the senate for confirmation.   Nancy 
VIDEO – STOP THE MARXIST TAKEOVER OF OUR MILITARY
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Speakers –

Frank Gaffney with Dr. Carol Swain, Col. Dr. Ron Scott, USAF (Ret.), LTG
Jerry Boykin, USA (Ret.), Jenny Beth Martin, Hon. Kenneth Blackwell, Sam
Faddis, Hon. Robert Charles, Esq., Major General Joseph W. Arbuckle, USA
(Ret.), Elaine Donnelly, David Pyne, Kris Ullman, Eric Early, Capt. James
Fanell, USN (Ret.), Ken Abramowitz, Ann Schockett, LTG Rod Bishop, USAF
(Ret.), E.W. Jackson, Christine Reagan, LTC Tommy Waller, USMC (Ret.),
and Ron Armstrong

 

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BIDENWORLD – NO POLICE, NO CIVILIZATION

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

 

 PLEASE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK TO READ OR LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ARTICLE.  THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL VIDEOS IN THE ARTICLE.
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DAVOS WATCH VIDEO – WHAT THE GLOBALISTS ARE UP TO NOW !

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Be sure to watch the Davos Watch video.   It is so disturbing  what these One World Government groups are pushing now.  Thanks to Jay Stobbs for sharing.  Nancy



A shadowy nonprofit organization called C40 is pressuring mayors across the globe to implement city-wide “consumption interventions” to restrict or eliminate meat consumption, air travel, owning your own car, and even buying new clothes.

C40 seeks to establish these restrictions by 2030, and 100 cities are already adopting them. Cities in France are limiting air travel, New York City restricts meat intake in its schools and other government facilities, and many cities in the U.S. have ridiculous “low emissions zones.”

Despite its radicalism, C40 is very influential. It is funded by the Clinton Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, the World Bank, and other powerful interests. It collaborates with the World Economic Forum and the United Nations.

In a new Davos Watch segment of our In The Tank podcast, Heartland’s Donny Kendall details this newest threat to liberty. You can view the short segment here:

I also wanted to share with you an article by our Chris Talgo, which I found to be very good.

This is in response to the absurd lies being told by the media and Democratic politicians, claiming that “Bidenomics is working.” In reality, it has doubled the deficit.

You can read his article for American Thinker here.

I wish I had better news for you today, but the reality is that the policy problems we face are significant. Thank you for standing with Heartland as we face down these Goliaths.

For liberty,

David Hoyt
Executive Director of Development
The Heartland Institute
3939 North Wilke Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
United States

heartland.org


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