Richard Hanania

So it was right away, it was something that conservatives were already interested in. And they just wanted to, they needed to understand there was a kind of, you know, a policy solution to the problems they were concerned about. You know, at some point, I wrote a review, Vivek Ramaswamy, when he was, you know, unknown before he was running for president, wrote a book called Woke Inc.

So it was right away, it was something that conservatives were already interested in. And they just wanted to, they needed to understand there was a kind of, you know, a policy solution to the problems they were concerned about. You know, at some point, I wrote a review, Vivek Ramaswamy, when he was, you know, unknown before he was running for president, wrote a book called Woke Inc.

I reviewed it for a publication called American Affairs. I criticized it based on some of my ideas that he didn't talk about civil rights law, that a lot of we were concerned about the same things. But he didn't bring up the kind of history that I talked about here. He actually reached out and we started to be in touch based on that. I explained to him a lot of these things.

I reviewed it for a publication called American Affairs. I criticized it based on some of my ideas that he didn't talk about civil rights law, that a lot of we were concerned about the same things. But he didn't bring up the kind of history that I talked about here. He actually reached out and we started to be in touch based on that. I explained to him a lot of these things.

I reviewed it for a publication called American Affairs. I criticized it based on some of my ideas that he didn't talk about civil rights law, that a lot of we were concerned about the same things. But he didn't bring up the kind of history that I talked about here. He actually reached out and we started to be in touch based on that. I explained to him a lot of these things.

I appeared on his podcast.

I appeared on his podcast.

I appeared on his podcast.

Um, he started talking about it. He started going on the campaign stump later when he was running for president and saying, first day, I will repeal executive order one, one, two, four, six. And this was the executive order that, uh, I mentioned in my book that Johnson signed in 65.

Um, he started talking about it. He started going on the campaign stump later when he was running for president and saying, first day, I will repeal executive order one, one, two, four, six. And this was the executive order that, uh, I mentioned in my book that Johnson signed in 65.

Um, he started talking about it. He started going on the campaign stump later when he was running for president and saying, first day, I will repeal executive order one, one, two, four, six. And this was the executive order that, uh, I mentioned in my book that Johnson signed in 65.

Trump actually gets into office and Trump does sign a repeal of Executive Order 11246 and does a lot of the other things that I recommended. So it was it was quite a journey where I think I played some role in putting these ideas on the map.

Trump actually gets into office and Trump does sign a repeal of Executive Order 11246 and does a lot of the other things that I recommended. So it was it was quite a journey where I think I played some role in putting these ideas on the map.

Trump actually gets into office and Trump does sign a repeal of Executive Order 11246 and does a lot of the other things that I recommended. So it was it was quite a journey where I think I played some role in putting these ideas on the map.

So the goal of ending Executive Order 11246 was part of a broader project to take government out of the idea of that it should be taking consideration of race and sex or enforcing such considerations onto the private sector in terms of hiring, in terms of promotion. There's perhaps a role for the government to play in terms of

So the goal of ending Executive Order 11246 was part of a broader project to take government out of the idea of that it should be taking consideration of race and sex or enforcing such considerations onto the private sector in terms of hiring, in terms of promotion. There's perhaps a role for the government to play in terms of

So the goal of ending Executive Order 11246 was part of a broader project to take government out of the idea of that it should be taking consideration of race and sex or enforcing such considerations onto the private sector in terms of hiring, in terms of promotion. There's perhaps a role for the government to play in terms of

Ensuring non-discrimination as discrimination was understood, the concept was understood in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. But a lot of the sort of cultural changes within institutions were kind of adopted as a defense against potential lawsuits and against potential violations.

Ensuring non-discrimination as discrimination was understood, the concept was understood in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. But a lot of the sort of cultural changes within institutions were kind of adopted as a defense against potential lawsuits and against potential violations.

Ensuring non-discrimination as discrimination was understood, the concept was understood in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. But a lot of the sort of cultural changes within institutions were kind of adopted as a defense against potential lawsuits and against potential violations.