Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
Anita Stackhouse-Hite of the Tulare Advance-Register on Racial data initiative flies below voters’ radar: As racially divisive as opponents say its potential is, Proposition 54 may be the best-kept secret among local officials this...
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary September 4, 2003 Statement on Prison Rape Elimination Act Statement by the President Today, I have signed into Law S. 1435, the “Prison Rape Elimination Act...
Jeff Trigg has an interesting posting on my hometown, Deer Creek, Illinois. Apparently, the state has decided to levy new waste water taxes against several Illinois towns, including Deer Creek. While Deer Creek may...
I’ve been doing a little reorganizing and updating on the Advocacy and Comment Letters page. I’ve added several older letters and separated the letters by year. I’ve got a bunch more to add from...
Associated Press on Judge orders change in Proposition 54 ballot summary: A judge ordered that the ballot summary for Proposition 54 be changed, saying it does not accurately portray the measure's potential effect on...
Stephen Magagnini of the Sacramento Bee on Prop. 54 prompts debate on racial data: Overshadowed by California's glitzier recall election, Proposition 54, the so-called "Racial Privacy Initiative" that would restrict state agencies' collection of...
The San Francisco Chronicle on Initiative could hurt integration efforts: PROPOSITION 54, which would ban public schools from collecting data on the racial or ethnic backgrounds of students or teachers, could drastically set back...
My commentary on “racial” classifications – Breaking The Chains, has been reprinted over the weekend in The Libertarian Enterprise, Enter Stage Right and Liberty For All. The commentary has previously appeared in Chron Watch,...
An interesting statement regarding the Racial Privacy Initiative: It is reasonable to believe that the RPI, if passed, may further the creation of a mixed race Tan Everyman as the norm in society, and...
Associated Press on Judge orders change in Proposition 54 ballot summary: A judge ordered that the ballot summary for Proposition 54 be changed, saying it does not accurately portray the measure's potential effect on...