Precondition Economic Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

If, by deferring or maybe even skipping college entirely, students were foregoing their one hope for immersion in Western civilization, there would indeed be…

— Heather Mac Donald

Race and gender quotas, whether in publishing, the media, or scientific research labs, are becoming more extreme and more ineluctable.

— Heather Mac Donald

Opponents of New York City's proactive style of policing struggle mightily to downplay its most obvious benefit: the largest crime drop on record, concentrated…

— Heather Mac Donald

Without question, women can act with bravery, foresight, and tactical intelligence.

— Heather Mac Donald

Police departments are under enormous political pressure to hire based on race, despite existing efforts to recruit minorities, on the theory that doing so…

— Heather Mac Donald

It is not the case that I can predict your views knowing that you are a white male. I cannot predict your views if…

— Heather Mac Donald

Received left-wing wisdom holds that the police cannot lower crime, only massive welfare spending and the redistribution of wealth can.

— Heather Mac Donald

Hispanics' welfare consumption - and their affinity for the Democratic message - will decline over time as they climb the economic ladder.

— Heather Mac Donald

Mandatory stints in the private economy before college enrollment could do wonders for study skills.

— Heather Mac Donald

A core plank of left-wing academic thought is that gender and race are 'socially constructed.'

— Heather Mac Donald

For decades, liberal criminologists have tried to corroborate the Left's cherished belief that the criminal-justice system responds to similarly situated whites and blacks unequally.

— Heather Mac Donald

The more frequently officers encounter violent suspects from any given racial group, the greater the chance that members of that racial group will be…

— Heather Mac Donald