Tag Archives: Affirmative Action

Sam Seder: Caller: Did Affirmative Action Hurt the Liberal Project?

Source:The New Democrat  Affirmative action didn’t hurt the cause of actual Liberals because Liberals believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and so forth.  The key word is “opportunity,” that people are not judged by … Continue reading

Posted in Sam Seder, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Slate Magazine: Tanner Colby: Affirmative Action: It’s Time For Leftists to Admit it Isn’t Working

Source:The New Democrat  As a liberal I believe in the notions of equal opportunity and justice for all. Without those two concepts liberalism simply doesn’t mean a hell of a lot and it would just be a class philosophy. Taking … Continue reading

Posted in Slate Video, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Liberty Pen: Walter E. Williams & Ron Walters Debate Affirmative Action (1988)

Source:FreeState Now The problem with affirmative action in a country that’s supposed to be a liberal democracy like America, that claims to be color-blind and that all people are created equally under law, is that affirmative action simply contradicts those … Continue reading

Posted in FreeState Now, Liberty Pen | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New York Times: Can Diversity Survive Without Affirmative Action?

Source:Free State MD You only achieve a colorblind, or racial-blind, which is what this is really about, or ethnic-blind, or gender-blind society, if you actually practice those things. And simply say dammit, (or use your own word) we are simply … Continue reading

Posted in FreeState MD, The New York Times | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment