Practicing Law Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #95: DEI Started Sooner Than You Think

Practicing Law Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #95: DEI Started Sooner Than You Think

As I was graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland a professor told me that, starting with the next incoming class, REMEDIAL writing classes were being mandated. Say what? Many years later I discovered that this was the beginning of lowering standards so “people of color” could be enrolled.

Straight White Men Working Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #80: “You Are The Best Person For The Job, But, But, But You Are White!”

Straight White Men Working Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #80: "You Are The Best Person For The Job, But, But, But You Are White!"

Alan, a Baby Boomer and a veteran, watched in disgust as tasks were transferred to white men (without raises or promotions) because the DEI hires, who could not be demoted or fired, were not capable of handling them. AND the rules! Only straight able-bodied white men had to follow HR’s rules.