On the afternoon of 25 May 2020, George Floyd was choked to death on a Minneapolis street by a police officer. The brutal act, captured on video by a teenager, sparked a wave of multiracial protests for social justice and police reform. It also became a flashpoint in US politics and culture, ushering in a…
A red alert needs to be raised on American progress as a war is waged against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Diverse perspectives are necessary for a nation to advance. No industry should be dominated by one race, gender or class. Source link
The virtue economy has completely burst [in the US]. Many companies are cutting their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, environmental, social and government (ESG) funding in the US has fallen, and companies are being quieter about politics. The disappearance of the virtue-industrial complex comes with a human and financial cost. At the same time,…
US President Donald Trumpâs recent declaration of English as the official language of the US may seem relatively benign. Most residents already speak English and a majority of immigrants are eager to learn it. Under most presidents, such a directive might have been largely symbolic. After all, 32 states already have English as their official…
Letâs begin with things we can be sure about. I believe that at least three indisputable trends have been revealed so far. First, a deep antipathy for expert knowledge. Second, blatant racism. Third, a drive for territorial expansion. These features affect not just America, but the world. Consider the disdain for expertise. There is close…
Republican attorneys general have put Costco, the US-based mega-retailer, on notice. Nineteen of them recently signed off on a letter telling the company to stop âclinging to [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] policies that courts and businesses have rejected as illegal” and that it should do the right thing by âfollowing the law and repealing its DEI…
