Why Conservatives Should Reconsider Their Critique of DEI

Conservatives often direct their criticisms at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives by highlighting how these programs may erode merit-based systems and promote ideological conformity. While these concerns are valid, the arguments typically presented are incomplete. By failing to acknowledge the deeper causes of group disparities in educational and professional achievement, conservative critiques remain superficial and ineffective...

To understand why DEI initiatives were created, one must consider the enduring differences in cognitive ability between racial groups—a subject that remains taboo in mainstream discourse but is essential for a comprehensive discussion. To understand why DEI initiatives were created, one must consider the enduring differences in cognitive ability between racial groups—a subject that remains taboo in mainstream discourse but is essential for a comprehensive discussion...

... African Americans scored approximately 15 IQ points lower than white Americans on average. These results were remarkably consistent across different regions, time periods, and types of intelligence tests...

Because the average black IQ in the United States is around 85, compared to an average of about 100 for whites and even higher for some Asian groups, it follows mathematically that there will be fewer African Americans in the top percentiles of the intelligence distribution...

This reality helps to explain the disparities that DEI initiatives aim to address...