In an interview about his book 'The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed,' Jason Riley argues against the prevailing belief that affirmative action is crucial for black advancement. He critiques what he sees as intellectual cowardice stemming from progressive ideologies, stating that fundamental truths like the need for black children to prioritize studies over video games have become controversial. He aims to illustrate how affirmative action has actually hindered black upward mobility, especially following the Supreme Court's decision against such policies.
There's a lot of intellectual cowardice going on in the country right now, and it's a product, I think, of the ascendance of progressivism.
I find it annoying that I have to make what I consider commonsensical points that others deem controversial, to say, 'No, police are not a bigger problem than the criminals.'
'Black kids should spend more time studying and less time playing video games, and that will go a long way toward closing the achievement gap in schools' is a very controversial thing to say.
I wanted to say that is not what this is about, that it's not a racial preference that has created the black middle class.
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