Unmasking the DEI Paradox
…are forms of white supremacy’ or ‘sex is a social construct.’ Shifting between an attractive, easily defensible claim and a much more controversial one is known to logicians as a…
…are forms of white supremacy’ or ‘sex is a social construct.’ Shifting between an attractive, easily defensible claim and a much more controversial one is known to logicians as a…
…leaders in “social justice.” That set off alarm bells, since medical students are supposed to treat illnesses, not diagnose, much less cure, what ails society. Physicians simply have no agency…
…monomaniacal fixation on social and economic justice, they have cultivated an ever-increasing reliance on the exploited labor of “adjunct faculty,” who teach courses for a tiny fraction of what it…
…citation justice, although, based on her other comments, we can’t be sure. If she were not so preoccupied with social justice, Dr. McNutt might be able to spend some time…
…encouraged to think of themselves as women rather than as what they probably are: gay males. He is concerned that many of them will be pressured (by social contagion?) to…
…college was not. Similarly, a master’s in social work program at a for-profit college was considered vocational, but a master’s in business administration (MBA) program at a public college was…
…that these social justice-believing, American youngsters would be forced to grow up once they graduate, leave campus, and seek employment in the ‘real world.’ However, it now appears that the…
…sacrifice and religion, what these books ponder most of all is the fleeting and misunderstood concept of justice. Put another way, these texts circle democracy’s greatest dilemma. Since we’re all…
…be collective, apparently: “Scientific research is a social process … with many minds contributing.” To nail down his point, Thorp mocks Archimedes and Isaac Newton: “when old white guys with…
…personal information and offer videos, or even games, that rely heavily on the rhetoric of critical social justice. And for everyone else, from the state legislators to the “student affairs…
…and accessibility (DEIA) criteria in the evaluation and tenure review of all faculty members. [More from Wenyuan Wu: “Graduate Student Strikes: Reasonable Demands or Cosmic Justice?”] In 2023, the Academic…
…all their kindred who forward ideologies such as “social justice” and “community engagement,” and all the illiberal policies they enforce, are meant above all to remove from academia all critics…
…may appear, are what Thomas Sowell calls “the quest for cosmic justice.” Social justice proponents seek socially engineered outcomes that require specific, equalizing interventions to correct more than merely the…
…new college could be somewhat sheltered from the growing divisiveness of critical social justice under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The newly independent Academic Senate grounded the college…
…course, does it make a difference? A Turn to the Objective: How do we explain social and racial disparities? As an instructor of anthropology, I would likely de-emphasize the subjective…
…social, and political in its implications, it must mark its own trauma, coming and going like a hurricane. Mailer also had a gift for generic innovation, but even that was…
…and the public. [Related: “The Corruption of Science by Social Justice”] So, there we were, at our booth at the end of the first full day of the conference (March…
How social science has become social commentary It is well known that social science—psychology, sociology, and economics—has devolved into more than one hundred sub-specialties. Less well known is the result:…
…that could possibly justify a salary of, say, $125,000, travel and research funding, and ample benefits? [Related: “The Corruption of Science by Social Justice”] From the perspective of American society…
…Citation justice warriors point to such sociological causes as reasons why they need to form their own rival citation cartels for, say, blacks or homosexuals. Citation justice is, in this…
…kept objectivity and expertise front and center at all times. Without it, there is no rationality, reasoning, or even legitimate creative license (unlike “living” constitutionalism or various social justice activism…
…actually protect professors and students from social justice warriors. SJSU had adopted the Chicago Principles, yet it still retaliated against me for my views. Thus, I am currently suing the…
…their response was morally wrong. [Related: “The Corruption of Science by Social Justice”] Philosophy classes—or any liberal arts classes—at their best encourage vigorous debate and dialogue about truth claims. I…
…such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health have infused science with popular notions of social justice. This corrupts science, damages public trust, and puts our…
…of citing research from the last people who actually observed the potlatch and described it as a way to formalize social hierarchies, resolve bloody wars, or sacralize vast inequalities of…
…theory, “social justice” is now defined as the implementation of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” But the initiatives for this did not come from the U.S. Congress or the Canadian Parliament….
…findings, published by the Manhattan Institute, are alarming. No Learning Environment is Insulated Goldberg and Kaufmann conceptualize left-wing cultural socialism as “Critical Social Justice” (CSJ) and operationalize CSJ through eight…
Colleges and universities seem obsessed with race and other social “identities.” Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies are often powerful on campus, and college staffs are sometimes required to swear…
…the quest to replace merit with so-called “equity.” There is, however, a more immediate psychological explanation. The energetic pursuit of social justice may be an addictive quest for euphoria—it feels…
“Key components of the [Lamat] Institute include intensive research instruction … and social justice discussions. In addition, a comprehensive mentoring professional development program is designed to encourage mentors and mentees…