Culture Quote 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