Discrimination by Design: The DEI Logic No One Wants to Face

Discrimination by Design: The DEI Logic No One Wants to Face
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Theodore Dalrymple
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One of the things that most surprises me about proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a guide to policy, especially in universities where intelligent people are supposed to abound, is that positive discrimination, which is an inevitable corollary of DEI, entails negative discrimination. You cannot, after all, discriminate in favor of some without discriminating against others.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
Author
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”