Ward Connerly Using Deceptive 'Civil Rights' Initiatives to Ban Affirmative Action

Ms. Magazine by Katherine Spillar | Mar. 8, 2008 (News Analysis)

Connerly is leading simultaneous efforts in five states to qualify ballot measures for the November election, each claiming to prohibit "discrimination" and "preferential treatment." These deceptively named "civil rights" initiatives in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma are actually designed to ban affirmative action for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece has little merit. The author criticizes Ward Connerly without having read anything about his background and the rationale for his views. "Affirmative Action" has done serious harm to blacks in particular, as documented by many economists such as Thomas Sowell. The author should have studied his widely-available writings before starting on this piece. This lack of sourcing lowers the ratings of the piece as journalism.

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