“This book argues that mass incarceration is, metaphorically, the New Jim Crow and that all those who care about social justice should… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
In talking with affirmative-action administrators and with blacks and whites in general, I found that supporters of affirmative action focus on its… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Victimspeak is the trigger that permits the unleashing of an emotional and self-righteous response to any perceived slight. Charges of racism and… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
You do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains, liberate him, bring him to the starting line… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Jews have been harmed by the threats to freedom of opinion and debate, the punishments for candor, and the decline in rigorous… — Amy Wax Copy Share Image
To be clear, affirmative action is not, by itself, an adequate response to decades of systemic looting, but it has been an… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
“We would often lead workshops in offices that were 95-100% white, and yet the participants would bitterly complain about Affirmative Action. This… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring. — Jayson Blair Copy Share Image
“You never stop to think how the history of whiteness in America is one long scroll of affirmative action. You never stop… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“Thus, the proclaimed goal of affirmative action advocates is to "level the playing field." It is defined this way to highlight the… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent, and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach. — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
That's the nightmare for Elizabeth Warren, because I can attack her from the left. I can say, 'Wait a minute, what do… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it. — Quentin Bryce Copy Share Image
Most important, [research on affirmative action] has completely failed to show that affirmative action ever closes the academic gap between minorities and… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
The median GPA and LSAT percentile for students of the country's elite law schools were 3.8 and 98 respectively. At the time… — Lino Graglia Copy Share Image
And, even if Affirmative Action survives, it is also clear that these policies are not themselves sufficient to close the educational and… — Harry J. Holzer Copy Share Image
When we pull back the curtain and take a look at what our 'colorblind' society creates without affirmative action, we see a… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Affirmative action ignores our society's real minorities - members of the disadvantaged classes, no matter what their race. We have this ludicrous… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
During the years I was on the board of directors of the National Organization for Women in New York City, the most… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
You take a poor black child. Give him a good education, tell him he's somebody, that God didn't create junk when he… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
If you represent all the people you should be able listen to someone who's pro-abortion are anti-abortion. Even though you might have… — David Duke Copy Share Image
“The prevailing discriminatory practices during the sixties, whose targets were working people, women, and people of color, were atrocious. Thus, an enforceable… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
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