The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America

Janet Levy – Americans have been living with the idiosyncrasies of arbitrary racial classifications for almost five decades. These are now deeply entrenched and serve to drive political agendas while understandably fomenting divisiveness and resentment. That is the subject of David E. Bernstein’s impeccably researched book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.

In his review of the history of American racial classification, Bernstein, a professor of law at George Mason University, brings clarity to the contentious discrimination debate which began in earnest with the Statistical Directive 15 of the Office of Management and Budget of 1977, creating five inconsistent and haphazard racial categories:  American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian or Pacific Islander; Black; Hispanic; and White. Continue reading

The War on Competence

The War on CompetenceClarice Feldman – Decades ago, the Left played the class-war game. These days it’s a war on competence and achievement, hiding beyond claims of racial and sexual equity.

In Virginia, we are to believe that on their own, high school administrators in seventeen schools decided not to inform those of their students who had scored high enough on their scholastic aptitude tests to be named National Merit semi-finalists. Of course, it was not coincidental.

Two factors are involved: The spurious claim that schools can achieve the impossible — equal outcomes for all — a claim which must not be challenged by contrary facts; and prejudice against high-achieving students — most likely, given historical records, majority Asian and white. Hugh Hewitt thinks this was a clear violation of the students’ civil rights for which Faitfax County may end up paying heavy legal damages. Continue reading

Radio cutting ‘racist’ line from 50-yr-old Johnny Mathis hit

Radio cutting 'racist' line from 50-year-old Johnny Mathis hit about birth of JesusBob Unruh – At least two radio stations in the United Kingdom have admitted to censoring a line from a 50-year-old Johnny Mathis Christmas hit.

Because it’s “racist.”

PJMedia in its report said, “Merry Cancellations and a Woke-y New Year! Two radio stations have censored a line of Johnny Mathis’s song ‘When a Child Is Born’ because it’s ‘racist.’ Nothing like accusing a black artist of racism for a song lyric arguing that it doesn’t matter what race Jesus was. Welcome to the wacky world of wokeism.” Continue reading

A Tale of Two Standards

A Tale of Two StandardsChristopher Skeet – In what has now become a par-for-the-course fabrication, Duke athlete Rachel Richardson’s story of being called racist epithets by racist BYU fans in racist Utah during a racist volleyball game have been debunked.  Richardson had claimed that a fan had yelled the n-word toward her “throughout the entirety of the match.”  The white male aggressor then threatened her, and a police officer needed to be posted near the players’ bench.

Before anyone investigated anything or even examined the veracity of her allegation, BYU had apologized and suspended the alleged offender.  The University of South Carolina canceled its girls’ basketball team’s upcoming games against BYU.  At Duke University, the Black Student Alliance issued a “call to action” (there was no response from the White Student Alliance…because that organization does not exist).  Continue reading

Justice Thomas Was Forged By His Difficult Past

Justice Thomas Was Forged By His Difficult PastA fitting tribute to a man at the pinnacle of his profession and power, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the most esteemed modern conservative jurists, celebrated his 74th birthday on Thursday. His majority opinion in a significant Second Amendment case was released on the same day.

And after a life sculpted and molded by hardship, he attained his lofty goal.

Most of America first met Thomas at his contentious SCOTUS confirmation hearings, presided over by our current President, Joe Biden. Continue reading