May 2010

Arizona May Ban ‘Ethnic Studies’ Programs

May 5, 2010

Arizona has had it up to here with blatant lawbreaking and anti-Americanism. I’m impressed. First, the state passes a law that requires police to check the citizenship or residency status of anyone they reasonably suspect might be an illegal alien, and it’s a crime in Arizona to transport illegal aliens or hire day laborers—common sense [...]

Read the full article →

Washington School District Ceases Race-Based Assignment Lottery

May 5, 2010

A few years ago, white parents in Seattle, Washington, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, sued the school districts for assigning students based on race, a policy they said violated their rights to equal protection of the laws. The schools claimed they used race only as a “tie-breaker.” The cases made their way to the U.S. Supreme [...]

Read the full article →

Thomas Sowell on Resenting Achievement

May 5, 2010

“These are poisonous and self-destructive consequences of a steady drumbeat of ideological hype — differences are translated into ‘disparities’ and ‘inequities,’ provoking envy and resentments under the more prettied-up name of “social justice.” Economist, author, and columnist Thomas Sowell weighs in on the story about black students at South Philadelphia High School beating up students [...]

Read the full article →

California Supreme Court to Hear San Fran Preferences Case

May 4, 2010

Today, California’s highest court will hear arguments in Construction v. City Of San Francisco, a case in which two contractors challenged San Francisco’s preferential treatment ordinance. Although California state law bars the government from granting preferences to and discriminating against individuals or groups based on skin color in hiring, contracting, and admissions, San Francisco mandates [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →

Next Entries →