DEI
30 entries in this category
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Affirmative Action Causes No Reverse DiscriminationCivil rights protections and affirmative action do not discriminate against white people.
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Gender Care Ethical for Dysphoric KidsGender-affirming medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria satisfy basic standards of medical ethics on risk versus benefit.
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Policing Disparities Prove DiscriminationDisproportionate police searches of Black and Latino drivers indicate intentional racial discrimination unrelated to crime rates.
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Diversity is Our StrengthDiversity, particularly racial diversity achieved by reducing the proportion of white people, is a great strength that fosters creativity, dynamism, and moral progress.
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Anti-Bias Training WorksDiversity, equity, and inclusion trainings effectively reduce bias and discriminatory behavior.
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Race-IQ Inquiry Must Be SilencedOpen discussion and research on race differences in IQ are so dangerous that they justify censorship, institutional bans, or self-imposed ignorance to prevent racism and stereotypes.
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Test-Blind Admissions Promote EquityEliminating standardized testing in college admissions would promote racial equity without harming academic preparation.
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Implicit Bias Test Predicts DiscriminationThe Implicit Association Test measures unconscious racial bias that causes discriminatory behavior.
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Gender Pay Gap Proves DiscriminationWomen earn substantially less than men due to workplace discrimination rather than career choices and job differences.
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Poverty Drives Urban HomicidesPoverty, inequality, and deprivation are the root causes of high homicide rates.
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Structural Racism Causes Health InequitiesStructural racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities.
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Anti-Police Activism Cuts HomicidesReducing police presence through anti-police activism will lower violence and homicide rates in Black communities.
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Gifted Programs Shut Out MinoritiesGifted programs shut out high-performing Black and Latino children from low-income families due to systemic flaws that districts can fix.
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White Flight Driven by BigotryWhite residents fled urban neighborhoods due to irrational racist stereotypes about black crime and disorder when blacks moved in during the mid-20th century.
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Transgenderism Reveals True Inner SelfSudden transgender and nonbinary identifications among youth represent authentic innate gender identities finally freed for expression.
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School Spending Closes Racial GapsRacial gaps in school achievement are primarily caused by lower spending on black students, and increasing spending will narrow those gaps.
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SAT/ACT Scores Are Biased PredictorsStandardized test scores like SAT/ACT are less predictive of college success than high school GPA and exhibit bias against disadvantaged or minority students.
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Microaggressions Cause Mental Health HarmMicroaggressions cause harm and have negative impacts on health and mental health, as inferred from correlations in nonexperimental studies.
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Airport Profiling is Racial DiscriminationAirport security must avoid profiling Arab or Middle Eastern-looking travelers to prevent racial discrimination and disparate impact.
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Schools Can Make All Students EqualSchools and equalized environments can eliminate or substantially narrow individual differences in student achievement and learning outcomes.
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DEI Drives Business SuccessDEI initiatives improve corporate performance, attract talent, and pose no significant legal or reputational risks.
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Blacks Receive Harsher SentencesBlack and Latino defendants receive harsher sentences than Whites or Asians for most crimes.
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Gender is a Social ConstructGender is a social construct distinct from biological sex.
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No Racial Differences in Athletic AbilityRacial gaps in athletic performance such as West African dominance in sprinting and East African dominance in distance running stem from culture, stereotypes, or environment rather than genetics.
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Education Builds Human CapitalEducation causally builds human capital and productivity through skills learned in school, driving economic growth and labor market returns.
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Refrigerator Mothers Cause AutismAutism and schizophrenia result from emotionally cold or dysfunctional mothers known as refrigerator or schizophrenogenic mothers.
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Great-Because-Girl Stories Succeed CommerciallyInjecting 'great-because-girl' tropes and 'bad-because-boy' dynamics into male-centric franchises will maintain or expand audience appeal and box office success.
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Israel Serves US Strategic InterestsUnwavering US support for Israel advances American national security and interests in the Middle East.
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Stereotype Threat Impairs PerformanceReminding people of negative group stereotypes subtly causes them to underperform on relevant tasks like math.
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Lab Studies Predict Real BehaviorControlled lab experiments in social psychology reliably demonstrate effects that occur and matter in the real world.