Discussion: Systemic Racism, Unconscious Bias, and Affirmative Action

A liberal friend of mine and I have engaged in off-an-on discussions of systemic racism in American institutions. I say it was eliminated in the 1960’s. He says it is a still a problem. Below, is the start of a formal discussion of this through this forum. He presents his case and then there isContinue reading “Discussion: Systemic Racism, Unconscious Bias, and Affirmative Action”

Who are the Real Racists?

A few weeks ago I addressed the question: is the orange man (Trump) the racist his opponents have continually claimed he is? https://seek-the-truth.com/2021/04/07/who-is-a-racist/. I start today from the premise that he is not. I don’t claim Trump never said a suspect thing (he has said many), and I don’t claim he has never said thingsContinue reading “Who are the Real Racists?”

What’s a Gender?

The folks that brought us the terms “preferred pronouns”, “mis-gendering”, and “reproductive rights”, are at it again. Dr. Rachel Levine was questioned by Senator Rand Paul during his nomination hearing for Assistant Secretary of Health a few weeks ago. I include the full exchange in the link below. During the five minute exchange, Senator PaulContinue reading “What’s a Gender?”

Who are we vaccinating?

There is a lot of talk about systemic racism today.  I asked one of my liberal friends if this Virginia policy is an example of systemic racism.  Black, Latino Seniors in Virginia Get COVID-19 Vaccine Priority as White 85-Year-Olds Wait | Judicial Watch In the next few weeks, the state will give preference to blackContinue reading “Who are we vaccinating?”

Is This Racist?

Is opening schools in California racist?  One school board member says so: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/opening-schools-racist-trustee-says I don’t like to guess at motivations, but this one is so transparent because it follows a standard playbook. The logic is simple although perverse.  The new definition of racism, white supremacy, and the like is: any action which the Left disagreesContinue reading “Is This Racist?”