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Frank Dobbin

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How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

So most Northern employers weren't hiring black men for any but the lowest level jobs, weren't promoting them, weren't offering them skill development. So the world has changed a lot.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

In the 1970s, there were a number of reverse discrimination legal cases filed against private sector employers and against police and fire departments. And the courts never found any of these cases to have merit. So those cases disappeared in part because lawyers couldn't win them.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

In the 1970s, there were a number of reverse discrimination legal cases filed against private sector employers and against police and fire departments. And the courts never found any of these cases to have merit. So those cases disappeared in part because lawyers couldn't win them.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

In the 1970s, there were a number of reverse discrimination legal cases filed against private sector employers and against police and fire departments. And the courts never found any of these cases to have merit. So those cases disappeared in part because lawyers couldn't win them.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And so if you wanted to file a reverse discrimination court, you couldn't find a lawyer because lawyers in these tort cases work on commission, essentially. They take 30% of the proceeds if they win. So since then, it's been pretty much impossible to find a lawyer who will represent you in a reverse discrimination suit.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And so if you wanted to file a reverse discrimination court, you couldn't find a lawyer because lawyers in these tort cases work on commission, essentially. They take 30% of the proceeds if they win. So since then, it's been pretty much impossible to find a lawyer who will represent you in a reverse discrimination suit.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And so if you wanted to file a reverse discrimination court, you couldn't find a lawyer because lawyers in these tort cases work on commission, essentially. They take 30% of the proceeds if they win. So since then, it's been pretty much impossible to find a lawyer who will represent you in a reverse discrimination suit.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Another piece of evidence comes from social science researchers who try to see if there's discrimination either in favor of white people or in favor of non-white people. Typically, they're looking at white men versus black men and Hispanic men. And they send resumes of essentially identical people to employers, see if they get called back.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Another piece of evidence comes from social science researchers who try to see if there's discrimination either in favor of white people or in favor of non-white people. Typically, they're looking at white men versus black men and Hispanic men. And they send resumes of essentially identical people to employers, see if they get called back.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Another piece of evidence comes from social science researchers who try to see if there's discrimination either in favor of white people or in favor of non-white people. Typically, they're looking at white men versus black men and Hispanic men. And they send resumes of essentially identical people to employers, see if they get called back.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And sometimes they send actual job applicants to the same employers. And they have consistently found that white men are advantaged in all kinds of jobs. They have never found these studies that Hispanic men or black men are advantaged in getting any kind of job.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And sometimes they send actual job applicants to the same employers. And they have consistently found that white men are advantaged in all kinds of jobs. They have never found these studies that Hispanic men or black men are advantaged in getting any kind of job.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And sometimes they send actual job applicants to the same employers. And they have consistently found that white men are advantaged in all kinds of jobs. They have never found these studies that Hispanic men or black men are advantaged in getting any kind of job.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Well, I think there are two main things that have gone on over the last few years. One is that The economic situation of white working-class people, men and women, has deteriorated, and it's deteriorated over many years.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Well, I think there are two main things that have gone on over the last few years. One is that The economic situation of white working-class people, men and women, has deteriorated, and it's deteriorated over many years.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

Well, I think there are two main things that have gone on over the last few years. One is that The economic situation of white working-class people, men and women, has deteriorated, and it's deteriorated over many years.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

So over the last 30 years, white, non-college-educated Americans, their relative income has declined compared to other groups, in particular compared to better-educated white Americans. And so that group of people... is feeling particularly beleaguered right now.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

So over the last 30 years, white, non-college-educated Americans, their relative income has declined compared to other groups, in particular compared to better-educated white Americans. And so that group of people... is feeling particularly beleaguered right now.

Fresh Air
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

So over the last 30 years, white, non-college-educated Americans, their relative income has declined compared to other groups, in particular compared to better-educated white Americans. And so that group of people... is feeling particularly beleaguered right now.

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How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?

And whenever the economy is in bad straits, it's relatively easy to get people to come out and identify a foe and essentially lay blame to some particular group. So I think what we're seeing here is that it's been very easy for people on the right to...