WSJ Commentary by Roland Fryer, January 22, 2024 A war is raging over “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Opponents and supporters of DEI have very different ideas about what it is. “DEI is racist because reverse racism is racism,” hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman tweets. “Good businesses look where others don’t, to find the employees that will put your…Continue Reading DEI Is Worth Saving From Its Excesses
NYT Guest Essay by Caroline Elkins, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, January 21, 2024 Support for corporate and academic diversity, equity and inclusion efforts appears to be shrinking, even though most people want the same thing: competitive organizations where everyone who shows up to work has a fair shot at success. As Harvard-based educators and advisers with decades of…Continue Reading Critics of D.E.I. Forget That It Works
NYT Guest Essay by Edward L. Glaeser and Carlo Ratti, December 26, 2023 A company backed by Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors, including the LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, assembled a land empire outside San Francisco and announced a bold vision to build a brand-new city — and was immediately castigated by the…Continue Reading Billionaire-Built Cities Would Be Better Than Nothing
