Opinion
The ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Onslaught
DEI has gone national. The belief that quality takes a backseat to racial bean counting wormed its way into the White House in February, when Joe Biden signed an executive order promising to create a national “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” bureaucracy. As Christopher Rufo reports, the DEI diktat, “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” proposes three key strategies:
- Creating internal cadres and power centers through the deployment of “Agency Equity Teams.”
- Funding third-party political activism through grants to “community[-based] organizations.”
- Weaponizing civil rights law by requiring federal agencies to use artificial intelligence “in a manner that advances equity.”
The order prescribes that equity be “embedded . . . into the fabric of federal policymaking and service delivery.” Also, this will not be a one-time project, and instead must be a multigenerational commitment, and remain the responsibility of agencies across the federal government.
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