3 thoughts on “Newly Elected Members of the U.S. House”

1. Evidently the intention is to signal that skin color and sex have something to do with political fitness, philosophical balance and administrative competence. It is perhaps unfortunate that the new campus ideological “iron triangle” of terror, race-identity and climate, continue to be deliberated under a suspension of rational inquiry. This may be fine for the academy’s sense of solidarity, but it may be counterproductive in pedagogy. Or worse, actually damaging. That is among the reasons many parents have certain trepidations concerning collegiate influence and value. Readers may enjoy my opinion in the NYT on this matter. Thank you and regards.

   • No, the point is exactly the opposite of what you are asserting: namely, that skin color and gender have nothing at all to do with “political fitness, philosophical balance, and administrative competence,” and that is precisely why it is very refreshing to see a Congress that is actually more representative of the racial and gender mix among the electorate.

     And I don’t usually respond to this sort of rhetoric, but “the new campus ideological ‘iron triangle’ of terror, race identity, and climate continue to be deliberated under a suspension of rational inquiry” sounds more like someone attempting to quash discussion than to promote it. Moreover, not just Conservatives but also the extremists on the Far Right have a larger public profile, including their presence on our campuses, than they have just about ever had. Finally, no one who supports President Trump has any room to make these kinds of accusations with any credibility whatsoever, and anyone who is Conservative and claims not to support President Trump should be embarrassed to use this sort of rhetoric while most of those on the Right refuse to criticize anything that he does except in the most weak-kneed ways.

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