Trump Doubles Down on the Anti-Training Culture War
The White House kept advancing its attack on diversity and anti-bias training, turning a grievance-driven obsession into policy. The move was pitched as a fight against “stereotyping,” but the practical effect was to chill discussion of race and sex discrimination in the federal workforce and among contractors. That created immediate backlash because it looked less like reform and more like the government trying to police what people are allowed to say about racism.
First recorded Sep 20, 2020·Meaningfully updated Sep 20, 2020
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Trump Doubles Down on the Anti-Training Culture War
The White House kept advancing its attack on diversity and anti-bias training, turning a grievance-driven obsession into policy. The move was pitched as a fight against “stereotyping,” but the practical effect was to chill discussion of race and sex discrimination in the federal workforce and among contractors. That created immediate backlash because it looked less like reform and more like the government trying to police what people are allowed to say about racism.
The White House kept advancing its attack on diversity and anti-bias training, turning a grievance-driven obsession into policy. The move was pitched as a fight against “stereotyping,” but the practical effect was to chill discussion of race and sex discrimination in the federal workforce and among contractors. That created immediate backlash because it looked less like reform and more like the government trying to …
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