Just Words II
I’ve discussed the plagiarism charge against Obama before, but, unlike nearly all commentators major and minor, I’d like to return to it. I’m surprised, I confess, that the charge didn’t have more bite. Not that his offense was so horrible — indeed, in the aftermath of the charge numerous examples of Hillary and others doing [...]
The HBCU Presidents Who Almost Got Away…
I have frequently noted the irony, or worse (hypocrisy?), of “civil rights” advocates loudly proclaiming that pigmentary “diversity” is indispensable to a decent education even as they also loudly sing the praises of, and seek more funding for, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), perhaps the least “diverse” institutions in the country. Indeed, I like [...]
Deviousness And Duplicity From Colorado Preferentialists
Given all the evidence that piled up in California, Washington, and Michigan (regarding the latter, most has been referenced here), my noting once again that opponents of colorblind equality habitually stoop to deviousness and duplicity is about as surprising (and about as vulnerable to successful contradiction) as noting that the sun rises in the east. [...]
Michelle Obama’s Thesis
As several others have noted recently, Princeton University, demonstrating the openness and dedication to the free and unfettered exchange of ideas, no matter how controversial, for which American higher education is noted, decided to make Michelle Obama’s 1985 senior thesis unavailable until Nov. 5, 2008. Normally such theses are available in one of Princeton’s libraries. [...]
Denial Styles
Today, linking Josh Marshall, Mickey Kaus discusses John McCain’s “distinctly un-Clintonesque style of blanket denial.” Emboldened by that reference, and taking license from the fact that today is the birthday of the president, George Washington, who “could not tell a lie” by denying that he chopped down the cherry tree, I hereby revive an old [...]
Did The Obamas Benefit From Affirmative Action?
Washington Post opinion columnist Ruth Marcus went online today to answer questions. Here’s one, and her answer: Herndon, Va.: Is an Obama Presidency the end of Affirmative Action? After all, won’t it be incredibly unfair for a kid mailing in her college application from the White House to receive preferential treatment while a kid with [...]
The Harvard Crimson Defends Discrimination
The editors of the Harvard Crimson argue today that discrimination against Asian applicants is necessary in order to produce the “diversity” they think is of overriding importance. (HatTip to reader Ed Chin) Hans Bader, an alumnus, strenuously disagrees. Although the statistical evidence is overwhelming, the Harvard Crimson claims there is “no definitive proof.” It speculates [...]
When Is Condemning Race-Baiting Race-Baiting?
Richard Ford, the Stanford law professor and author of the new book The Race Card (discussed recently here), had an interesting article in the Washington Post’s Outlook section Sunday. You should read the whole thing, since I’m not summarizing it. Briefly, Ford argues that race-baiting by politicians doesn’t so much reflect or play to the [...]
Superfacial Voters
No, “superfacial” is not a typo (though it is not, or at least until now has not been, a word). According to a report in this morning’s Wired Campus, a blog from the Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeremy N. Bailenson, director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University (would that be virtual humans [...]
Just Words?
How ironic that Obama should scold Clinton Inc. — “Don’t tell me that words don’t matter!” — in a rousing speech using, nearly verbatim, a whole litany of words there were not his, and that his defense — “Obama said he does not think using Patrick’s words was ‘too big a deal’” — was so [...]
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