Ward Connerly

Ward Connerly on Cost of ‘Diversity’

May 3, 2011

Ward Connerly, founder and president of the American Civil Rights Institute, said that forcing diversity is an antiquated idea and not something the government should spend precious funds on. “Although these ‘diversity’ offices are often viewed in the context of ‘civil rights,’ their fiscal impact is considerable,” Connerly told TheDC. “As the nation becomes naturally [...]

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Ward Connerly’s ‘Quite Unexpected’ Demeanor

March 1, 2011

Although the article in the Casa Grande Dispatch is a fair presentation of the American Civil Rights Institute’s Ward Connerly and the work he does, the writer can’t help injecting his own presuppositions into the piece. Not a crime, just a fact. “Undoubtedly, some folks would be repulsed at seeing the name of Wardell Anthony [...]

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Ward at Wesleyan

December 14, 2010

Last month I blogged about Wesleyan University’s Cardinal Conservatives club holding an anti-preferences bake sale to illustrate the unfairness and offensiveness of racial preferences in admissions and hiring. Last week, the American Civil Rights Institute’s Ward Connerly spoke on the topic at Wesleyan. “I am not a fan of affirmative action bake sales,” Connerly said. [...]

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Judge Knocks Down Prop. 209 Challenge

December 9, 2010

Another victory for race neutrality in government! Fourteen years after voters in California barred their government from discriminating against or granting preferences to individuals or groups in employment, contracting, and education based on race, the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigration Rights By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) is still trying to overturn the [...]

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Ward Connerly Responds to Confused Op-Ed Writer

December 7, 2010

Last week I blogged about an op-ed written by Barb Guy in the Salt Lake Tribune. The American Civil Rights Intitute’s Ward Connerly wrote a reply. An excerpt: “In a recent opinion piece for these pages, Barb Guy made a blistering personal attack against me because of my views against race-based affirmative action. “To set [...]

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Op Writer Confuses Racial Preferences With ‘Civil Rights’

November 30, 2010

You may recall that lawmakers in Utah are considering a measure to bar government racial preferences and discrimination in the state. Preferences supporter and writer Barb Guy not only seems new to the “affirmative action” debate, she descends into ad hominem “debating” her position. She writes in “Outsider confusing anti-affirmative action with civil rights”: “Let’s [...]

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Ward Connerly in the City Journal

November 23, 2010

The City Journal’s Harry Stein has a nice write-up of the American Civil Rights Institute’s Ward Connerly. An excerpt: “Largely overlooked in this November’s torrent of electoral good news for conservatives is a decisive victory in Arizona for the ongoing campaign to roll back racial preferences. With nearly 60 percent of the vote, Arizona’s Proposition [...]

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Ward Connerly on FOX News

October 12, 2010

The American Civil Rights Institute‘s Ward Connerly recently appeared on “The Tom Sullivan Show” on FOX News. Sullivan asked Connerly about a recent poll that showed 91 percent of blacks support President Barack Obama. Listen:

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Ward Connerly on AZ’s Proposition 107

September 7, 2010

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Ward Connerly Goes to Arizona

August 10, 2010

The American Civil Rights Institute‘s Ward Connerly will speak at a luncheon in Arizona on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. at the Prescott Resort. The Republican Women of Prescott invited Connerly to talk about racial neutrality in government and other topics. In November, Arizona voters will vote yes or no on Proposition 107, [...]