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By Selwyn Duke Does “diversity” really now mean conformity of thought? This question arises with a Supreme Court case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, involving racial affirmative-action policies. The defendants, Harvard and the University of North Carolina, have argued that diversity is a benefit. The former asserted in its court brief that “decades of experience…

By Selwyn Duke Ever since Scottish reformer Robert Owen’s early 19th-century utopian “socialist” community dissolved after only a few years, people have been trying to make the “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” model work. They’re still trying and, of course, we’re told that past failures occurred only because…

By Selwyn Duke Secession goes periodically in and out of pseudo-elite fashion. When a Republican is elected president, as in 2016 with Donald Trump, liberals in blue (mood) areas sometimes talk about leaving the Union to form their own republics. The media may call this understandable frustration. When leftists control the executive branch and start trampling…

By Selwyn Duke Recently, actor-cum-commentator Ben Stein was condemned in media for touting the “progress” the U.S. has made and saying that black Americans “never had it so good.” One website called his remarks a “racist rant” even though he was, in keeping with his personality, just calmly expressing his opinion. The worst thing about…

By Selwyn Duke Making totalitarianism truly total, China’s government is becoming the world’s first all-seeing state. But at issue aren’t just Beijing’s 200 million surveillance cameras — one for every seven citizens — which it uses to watch its people. Now the Chinese autocrats want to monitor another realm, one we’d always considered safe from…

By Selwyn Duke Along with “Follow the science!” a common demand today is “Listen to the experts!” Of course, one doesn’t actually follow “science” but scientists, who ostensibly are experts to whom one should listen. In reality, though, the above demands are only issued when the “science” and “experts” happen to agree with the powers-that-be.…

By Selwyn Duke My appearance begins at 52:20.  Note: If you want to fast-forward to my segment, you must right-click on the in-line MP3 player below and then click "Open link in new tab." Talkback-03-17-2023

By Selwyn Duke It could be said that if you don’t let God make your agenda, you just may make your agenda God. And it has been said that everyone has a religion, even if it’s just an ideology deified by zealots. There’s a good recent example of this phenomenon, too: a Democrat Oklahoma state…

By Selwyn Duke My appearance begins at 5:56. We solved all the problems of the Universe. Well, not exactly. But it was a good discussion. Note: If you want to fast-forward to my segment, you must right-click on the in-line MP3 player below and then click "Open link in new tab." BML-Mar16-2023

By Selwyn Duke My appearance begins at 23:34. We discussed my royal-friend status and much, much more.  Note: If you want to fast-forward to my segment, you must right-click on the in-line MP3 player below and then click "Open link in new tab." THE ANDREA KAYE SHOW _ 03.15.23 HOUR 1