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							<title><![CDATA[Merit, Identity, and the Rhetoric of Oppression]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erec Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is always an honor to testify before Congress. I had that honor in late June when I spoke to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Health and Financial Services Subcommittee in a hearing titled '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' My...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Peek Behind the DEI Curtain]]></title>
							<link>https://glennloury.substack.com/p/a-peek-behind-the-dei-curtain</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erec Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve spent a lot of time picking apart the hollowness and cynicism of university DEI programs on my show and in this newsletter. But for the most part, I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m an observer of DEI policymaking rather than a participant. It may not surprise you to learn that I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m not asked to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Black People Who Oppose Critical Theory Are Being Erased]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/black-people-who-oppose-critical-race-theory-are-being-erased-opinion/ar-AAObxb0</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erec Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Our current moment is often described as a "racial reckoning." In reality, what this often means is that a narrative about Black victimization has gone mainstream. We hear endlessly about systemic racism, white supremacy, the black/white income gap, and police brutality. So powerful an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Guide to Keeping Holiday Conversations Civil]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/22/a_guide_to_keeping_holiday_conversations_civil__138980.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erec Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The holidays are known for good cheer and counting one'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s blessings. In our current political environment, however, holiday gatherings have become ripe for difficult and volatile conversations among loved ones.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  Excluding selected family members is usually a no-go, but enduring the...]]></description>
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