vdare--2020-02-17--NYT: How Bush's Increasing Minority Homeownership Push Led to the Great Recession

For the last decade I ’ ve largely been alone in pointing out that the Housing Bubble/Crash of the previous decade had quite a bit to do with George W. Bush ’ s 2002-2003 Increasing Minority Homeownership campaign .
But while this has been been forgotten due to how it fits into neither party ’ s partisan narratives while also raising disturbing questions about America ’ s fattest sacred cow , Diversity , the evidence was laid out in a long news story in the New York Times in late 2008 : That quote is from Bush ’ s White @ @ @ @ @ @ @  The global financial system was teetering on the edge of collapse … Mr. Bush , according to several people in the room , paused for a single , stunned moment to take it all in .
“ How , ” he wondered aloud , “ did we get here ?
” Eight years after arriving in Washington vowing to spread the dream of homeownership , Mr. Bush is leaving office , as he himself said recently , “ faced with the prospect of a global meltdown ” with roots in the housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are plenty of culprits , like lenders who peddled easy credit , consumers who took on mortgages they could not afford and Wall Street chieftains who loaded up on mortgage-backed securities without regard to the risk .
But the story of how we got here is partly one of Mr. Bush ’ s own making , according to a review of his tenure that included interviews with dozens of current and former administration officials .
From his earliest days in office , Mr. Bush paired his belief that Americans do best when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that markets do best when let alone .
He pushed hard to expand homeownership , especially among minorities , an initiative that dovetailed with his ambition to expand the Republican tent  and with the business interests of some of his biggest donors .
But his housing policies and hands-off approach to regulation encouraged lax lending standards .
Mr. Bush did foresee the danger posed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the government-sponsored mortgage finance giants .
… But Mr. Hennessey did say he regretted that the administration did not pay more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practices .
And both Mr. Paulson and his predecessor , John W. Snow , say the housing push went too far .
“ The Bush administration took a lot of pride that homeownership had reached historic highs , ” Mr .
Snow said in an interview .
“ But what we forgot in the process was that it has to be done in the context of people being able to afford their house .
We now realize there was a high cost.
” … Lawrence B. Lindsey , Mr. Bush ’ s first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little impetus to raise alarms about the proliferation of easy credit that was helping Mr. Bush meet housing goals .
“ No one wanted to stop that bubble , ” Mr. Lindsey said .
“ It would have conflicted with the president ’ s own policies.
” … The president declined to be interviewed for this article .
But in recent weeks Mr. Bush has shared his views of how the nation came to the brink of economic disaster .
He cites corporate greed and market excesses fueled by a flood of foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he has said  and the policies of past administrations .
… But in private moments , aides say , the president is looking inward .
During a recent ride aboard Marine One , the presidential helicopter , Mr. Bush sounded a reflective note .
“ We absolutely wanted to increase homeownership , ” Tony Fratto , his deputy press secretary , recalled him saying .
“ But we never wanted lenders to make bad decisions.
” Darrin West could not believe it .
The president of the United States was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was June 17 , 2002 , a day Mr. West recalls as “ the highlight of my life.
” Mr. Bush , in Atlanta to unveil a plan to increase the number of minority homeowners by 5.5 million , was touring Park Place South , a development of starter homes in a neighborhood once marked by blight and crime .
Mr. West had patrolled there as a police officer , and now he was the proud owner of a $ 130,000 town house , bought with an adjustable-rate mortgage and a $ 20,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the sort of creative public-private financing Mr. Bush was promoting .
“ Part of economic security , ” Mr. Bush declared that day , “ is owning your own home.
” A lot has changed since then .
Mr. West , beset by personal problems , left Atlanta .
Unable to sell his home for what he owed , he said , he gave it back to the bank last year .
Like other communities across America , Park Place South has been hit with a foreclosure crisis affecting at least 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Masharn Wilson , a developer who led Mr. Bush ’ s tour .
“ I just don ’ t think what he envisioned was actually carried out , ” she said .
Park Place South is , in microcosm , the story of a well-intentioned policy gone awry .
Advocating homeownership is hardly novel ; the Clinton administration did it , too .
For Mr. Bush , it was part of his vision of an “ ownership society , ” in which Americans would rely less on the government for health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also good politics , a way to court black and Hispanic voters .
But for much of Mr. Bush ’ s tenure , government statistics show , incomes for most families remained relatively stagnant while housing prices skyrocketed .
That put homeownership increasingly out of reach for first-time buyers like Mr. West .
So Mr. Bush had to , in his words , “ use the mighty muscle of the federal government ” to meet his goal .
He proposed affordable housing tax incentives .
He insisted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Concerned that down payments were a barrier , Mr. Bush persuaded Congress to spend up to $ 200 million a year to help first-time buyers with down payments and closing costs .
This American Dream Down Payment Assistance Act that Bush signed in December 2003 was just a drop in the bucket , but I think it was politically significant in signaling that not just the Administration but also Congress was on board with lowering traditional credit standards for mortgages .
And he pushed to allow first-time buyers to qualify for federally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Congressional leaders and some housing advocates balked , arguing that homeowners with no stake in their investments would be more prone to walk away , as Mr. West did .
Many economic experts , including some in the White House , now share that view .
The president also leaned on mortgage brokers and lenders to devise their own innovations .
“ Corporate America , ” he said , “ has a responsibility to work to make America a compassionate place.
” And corporate America , eyeing a lucrative market , delivered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected , with a proliferation of too-good-to-be-true teaser rates and interest-only loans that were sold to investors in a loosely regulated environment .
“ This administration made decisions that allowed the free market to operate as a barroom brawl instead of a prize fight , ” said L. William Seidman , who advised Republican presidents and led the savings and loan bailout in the 1990s .
“ To make the market work well , you have to have a lot of rules.
” But Mr. Bush populated the financial system ’ s alphabet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like him , wanted fewer rules , not more .
The president ’ s first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission promised a “ kinder , gentler ” agency .
The second was pushed out amid industry complaints that he was too aggressive .
Under its current leader , the agency failed to police the catastrophic decisions that toppled the investment bank Bear Stearns and contributed to the current crisis , according to a recent inspector general ’ s report .
As for Mr. Bush ’ s banking regulators , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9,000-page pile of regulations as they promised to ease burdens on the industry .
When states tried to use consumer protection laws to crack down on predatory lending , the comptroller of the currency blocked the effort , asserting that states had no authority over national banks .
The administration won that fight at the Supreme Court .
But Roy Cooper , North Carolina ’ s attorney general , said , “ They took 50 sheriffs off the beat at a time when lending was becoming the Wild West.
” The president did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more clearly explain loan terms .
But the White House shelved them in 2004 , after industry-friendly members of Congress threatened to block confirmation of his new housing secretary .
… Among the Republican Party ’ s top 10 donors in 2004 was Roland Arnall .
He founded Ameriquest , then the nation ’ s largest lender in the subprime market , which focuses on less creditworthy borrowers .
In July 2005 , the company agreed to set aside $ 325 million to settle allegations in 30 states that it had preyed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was an early signal that deceptive lending practices , which would later set off a wave of foreclosures , were widespread .
Andrew H. Card Jr. , Mr. Bush ’ s former chief of staff , said White House aides discussed Ameriquest ’ s troubles , though not what they might portend for the economy .
Mr. Bush had just nominated Mr. Arnall as his ambassador to the Netherlands , and the White House was primarily concerned with making sure he would be confirmed .
“ Maybe I was asleep at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview .
Brian Montgomery , the Federal Housing Administration commissioner , understood the significance .
His agency insures home loans , traditionally for the same low-income minority borrowers Mr. Bush wanted to help .
When he arrived in June 2005 , he was shocked to find those customers had been lured away by the “ fool ’ s gold ” of subprime loans .
The Ameriquest settlement , he said , reinforced his concern that the industry was exploiting borrowers .
In December 2005 , Mr. Montgomery drafted a memo and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I don ’ t think this is what the president had in mind here , ” he recalled telling Ryan Streeter , then the president ’ s chief housing policy analyst .
It was an opportunity to address the risky subprime lending practices head on .
But that was never seriously discussed .
More senior aides , like Karl Rove , Mr. Bush ’ s chief political strategist , were wary of overly regulating an industry that , Mr. Rove said in an interview , provided “ a valuable service to people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While he had some concerns about the industry ’ s practices , he said , “ it did provide an opportunity for people , a lot of whom are still in their houses today.
” In defense of Bush and Rove , they were Texans familiar with Texas ’ s reasonable home prices rather than with California ’ s outlandish home prices .
In Texas , a boost in demand for homes leads to a spate of new supply within a year or so .
But in California , a boost in demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during which prices spike .
For example , I did some research years ago intending to show that one of Bush ’ s political allies in his Increasing Minority Homeownership push—a black minister in the suburbs of Houston who had started his own housing tract for his congregation—turned into a disaster .
But when I looked it up in 2009 or 2010 , the people who had bought homes were largely doing okay , still making their payments .
Why ?
Because these houses outside Houston had only cost $ 90,000 .
Increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bad idea at $ 90,000 for a new house .

Earlier: Karl Rove—Architect Of The Minority Mortgage Meltdown
For the last decade I’ve largely been alone in pointing out that the Housing Bubble/Crash of the previous decade had quite a bit to do with George W. Bush’s 2002-2003 Increasing Minority Homeownership campaign. But while this has been been forgotten due to how it fits into neither party’s partisan narratives while also raising disturbing questions about America’s fattest sacred cow, Diversity, the evidence was laid out in a long news story in the New York Times in late 2008:
White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire In June 2002, President Bush spoke in Atlanta to unveil a plan to increase minority homeownership. By Jo Becker, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Stephen Labaton
Dec. 20, 2008 “We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.”  President Bush, Oct. 15, 2002
That quote is from Bush’s White House Conference on Increasing Minority Homeownership
WASHINGTON  The global financial system was teetering on the edge of collapse … Mr. Bush, according to several people in the room, paused for a single, stunned moment to take it all in. “How,” he wondered aloud, “did we get here?” Eight years after arriving in Washington vowing to spread the dream of homeownership, Mr. Bush is leaving office, as he himself said recently, “faced with the prospect of a global meltdown” with roots in the housing sector he so ardently championed. There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could not afford and Wall Street chieftains who loaded up on mortgage-backed securities without regard to the risk. But the story of how we got here is partly one of Mr. Bush’s own making, according to a review of his tenure that included interviews with dozens of current and former administration officials. From his earliest days in office, Mr. Bush paired his belief that Americans do best when they own their own home with his conviction that markets do best when let alone. He pushed hard to expand homeownership, especially among minorities, an initiative that dovetailed with his ambition to expand the Republican tent  and with the business interests of some of his biggest donors. But his housing policies and hands-off approach to regulation encouraged lax lending standards. Mr. Bush did foresee the danger posed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage finance giants. … But Mr. Hennessey did say he regretted that the administration did not pay more heed to the dangers of easy lending practices. And both Mr. Paulson and his predecessor, John W. Snow, say the housing push went too far. “The Bush administration took a lot of pride that homeownership had reached historic highs,” Mr. Snow said in an interview. “But what we forgot in the process was that it has to be done in the context of people being able to afford their house. We now realize there was a high cost.”… Lawrence B. Lindsey, Mr. Bush’s first chief economics adviser, said there was little impetus to raise alarms about the proliferation of easy credit that was helping Mr. Bush meet housing goals. “No one wanted to stop that bubble,” Mr. Lindsey said. “It would have conflicted with the president’s own policies.” … The president declined to be interviewed for this article. But in recent weeks Mr. Bush has shared his views of how the nation came to the brink of economic disaster. He cites corporate greed and market excesses fueled by a flood of foreign cash  “Wall Street got drunk,” he has said  and the policies of past administrations. … But in private moments, aides say, the president is looking inward. During a recent ride aboard Marine One, the presidential helicopter, Mr. Bush sounded a reflective note. “We absolutely wanted to increase homeownership,” Tony Fratto, his deputy press secretary, recalled him saying. “But we never wanted lenders to make bad decisions.” A Policy Gone Awry Darrin West could not believe it. The president of the United States was standing in his living room. It was June 17, 2002, a day Mr. West recalls as “the highlight of my life.” Mr. Bush, in Atlanta to unveil a plan to increase the number of minority homeowners by 5.5 million, was touring Park Place South, a development of starter homes in a neighborhood once marked by blight and crime. Mr. West had patrolled there as a police officer, and now he was the proud owner of a $130,000 town house, bought with an adjustable-rate mortgage and a $20,000 government loan as his down payment  just the sort of creative public-private financing Mr. Bush was promoting. “Part of economic security,” Mr. Bush declared that day, “is owning your own home.” A lot has changed since then. Mr. West, beset by personal problems, left Atlanta. Unable to sell his home for what he owed, he said, he gave it back to the bank last year. Like other communities across America, Park Place South has been hit with a foreclosure crisis affecting at least 10 percent of its 232 homes, according to Masharn Wilson, a developer who led Mr. Bush’s tour. “I just don’t think what he envisioned was actually carried out,” she said. Park Place South is, in microcosm, the story of a well-intentioned policy gone awry. Advocating homeownership is hardly novel; the Clinton administration did it, too. For Mr. Bush, it was part of his vision of an “ownership society,” in which Americans would rely less on the government for health care, retirement and shelter. It was also good politics, a way to court black and Hispanic voters. But for much of Mr. Bush’s tenure, government statistics show, incomes for most families remained relatively stagnant while housing prices skyrocketed. That put homeownership increasingly out of reach for first-time buyers like Mr. West. So Mr. Bush had to, in his words, “use the mighty muscle of the federal government” to meet his goal. He proposed affordable housing tax incentives. He insisted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac meet ambitious new goals for low-income lending. Concerned that down payments were a barrier, Mr. Bush persuaded Congress to spend up to $200 million a year to help first-time buyers with down payments and closing costs.
This American Dream Down Payment Assistance Act that Bush signed in December 2003 was just a drop in the bucket, but I think it was politically significant in signaling that not just the Administration but also Congress was on board with lowering traditional credit standards for mortgages.
And he pushed to allow first-time buyers to qualify for federally insured mortgages with no money down. Republican Congressional leaders and some housing advocates balked, arguing that homeowners with no stake in their investments would be more prone to walk away, as Mr. West did. Many economic experts, including some in the White House, now share that view. The president also leaned on mortgage brokers and lenders to devise their own innovations. “Corporate America,” he said, “has a responsibility to work to make America a compassionate place.” And corporate America, eyeing a lucrative market, delivered in ways Mr. Bush might not have expected, with a proliferation of too-good-to-be-true teaser rates and interest-only loans that were sold to investors in a loosely regulated environment. “This administration made decisions that allowed the free market to operate as a barroom brawl instead of a prize fight,” said L. William Seidman, who advised Republican presidents and led the savings and loan bailout in the 1990s. “To make the market work well, you have to have a lot of rules.” But Mr. Bush populated the financial system’s alphabet soup of oversight agencies with people who, like him, wanted fewer rules, not more. Like Minds on Laissez-Faire The president’s first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission promised a “kinder, gentler” agency. The second was pushed out amid industry complaints that he was too aggressive. Under its current leader, the agency failed to police the catastrophic decisions that toppled the investment bank Bear Stearns and contributed to the current crisis, according to a recent inspector general’s report. As for Mr. Bush’s banking regulators, they once brandished a chain saw over a 9,000-page pile of regulations as they promised to ease burdens on the industry. When states tried to use consumer protection laws to crack down on predatory lending, the comptroller of the currency blocked the effort, asserting that states had no authority over national banks. The administration won that fight at the Supreme Court. But Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s attorney general, said, “They took 50 sheriffs off the beat at a time when lending was becoming the Wild West.” The president did push rules aimed at forcing lenders to more clearly explain loan terms. But the White House shelved them in 2004, after industry-friendly members of Congress threatened to block confirmation of his new housing secretary. … Among the Republican Party’s top 10 donors in 2004 was Roland Arnall. He founded Ameriquest, then the nation’s largest lender in the subprime market, which focuses on less creditworthy borrowers. In July 2005, the company agreed to set aside $325 million to settle allegations in 30 states that it had preyed on borrowers with hidden fees and ballooning payments. It was an early signal that deceptive lending practices, which would later set off a wave of foreclosures, were widespread. Andrew H. Card Jr., Mr. Bush’s former chief of staff, said White House aides discussed Ameriquest’s troubles, though not what they might portend for the economy. Mr. Bush had just nominated Mr. Arnall as his ambassador to the Netherlands, and the White House was primarily concerned with making sure he would be confirmed. “Maybe I was asleep at the switch,” Mr. Card said in an interview. Brian Montgomery, the Federal Housing Administration commissioner, understood the significance. His agency insures home loans, traditionally for the same low-income minority borrowers Mr. Bush wanted to help. When he arrived in June 2005, he was shocked to find those customers had been lured away by the “fool’s gold” of subprime loans. The Ameriquest settlement, he said, reinforced his concern that the industry was exploiting borrowers. In December 2005, Mr. Montgomery drafted a memo and brought it to the White House. “I don’t think this is what the president had in mind here,” he recalled telling Ryan Streeter, then the president’s chief housing policy analyst. It was an opportunity to address the risky subprime lending practices head on. But that was never seriously discussed. More senior aides, like Karl Rove, Mr. Bush’s chief political strategist, were wary of overly regulating an industry that, Mr. Rove said in an interview, provided “a valuable service to people who could not otherwise get credit.” While he had some concerns about the industry’s practices, he said, “it did provide an opportunity for people, a lot of whom are still in their houses today.”
In defense of Bush and Rove, they were Texans familiar with Texas’s reasonable home prices rather than with California’s outlandish home prices. In Texas, a boost in demand for homes leads to a spate of new supply within a year or so. But in California, a boost in demand sets off years of regulatory siege warfare during which prices spike.
For example, I did some research years ago intending to show that one of Bush’s political allies in his Increasing Minority Homeownership push—a black minister in the suburbs of Houston who had started his own housing tract for his congregation—turned into a disaster. But when I looked it up in 2009 or 2010, the people who had bought homes were largely doing okay, still making their payments. Why? Because these houses outside Houston had only cost $90,000.
Increasing Minority Homeownership isn’t at all a bad idea at $90,000 for a new house.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-17--Richard Dawkins Wonders: Is There Life After Cancellation?

After much dragging on Twitter , poor Dr. Dawkins tweets that as penance for Badthink he is mortifying his brain @ @ @ @ @ Angela Saini ’ s low brow Science Denialist Superior : The Return of Race Science @ @ @ @ @ of @ AngelaDSaini ’ s book , Superior .
Well written & well narrated by @ @ @ @ @ treatment of racism , and insidious below-the-radar persistence of covert racism after overt racism became @ @ @ @ @ ( @ RichardDawkins ) February 17 , 2020 I hope Dawkins gets to the part @ @ @ @ @ Harvard geneticist David Reich , who methodically demolishes her book ’ s entire thesis and @ @ @ @ @ response except to harrumph in shock :

It’s one thing to deplore eugenics on ideological, political, moral grounds. It’s quite another to conclude that it wouldn’t work in practice. Of course it would. It works for cows, horses, pigs, dogs & roses. Why on earth wouldn’t it work for humans? Facts ignore ideology. — Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) February 16, 2020
After much dragging on Twitter, poor Dr. Dawkins tweets that as penance for Badthink he is mortifying his brain cells by appreciatively listening to Angela Saini’s low brow Science Denialist Superior: The Return of Race Science:
Now listening to audio of @AngelaDSaini’s book, Superior. Well written & well narrated by author. Interesting, well-researched treatment of racism, and insidious below-the-radar persistence of covert racism after overt racism became unrespectable. — Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) February 17, 2020
I hope Dawkins gets to the part where Saini goes to interview Harvard geneticist David Reich, who methodically demolishes her book’s entire thesis and Saini is left with no response except to harrumph in shock:
They are words I never expected to hear from a respected mainstream geneticist.
There is a Great Cancellation which must come to us all, no matter how clearly we signal our virtue — Pat Roberts (@PatrrRoberts) February 17, 2020
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-17--Women Are Taking Over Medicine—Not Necessarily Good For Them, Or Their Patients

See , earlier , by Lance Welton : Are Women Destroying Academia ?
Probably When I attended Johns Hopkins University almost 50 years ago , most of the students were men .
Enrollment at the medical school was lopsidedly male , too .
Today , undergraduate enrollment is 52.2 percent women , 47.6 percent men .
The school also “ boasts excellent racial diversity , ” with whites at 38.2 percent , Asians at 23.4 , and blacks around 6 [ Johns Hopkins Student Population Stats , Collegefactual.com ] .
The diversity racket depends on leveraging white guilt about race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inclusion , 2017 , Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion , which feature a cover photo of a Gambian female student in a hijab .
Likewise with the rise of women doctors .
I believe Lance Welton ’ s conclusions about the damaging influence of women in the academe , which aroused a predictable furor , apply to the medical profession .
Welton also reported that British medical schools admitted women in considerable numbers during World War I , but later decided it was a mistake and cut back .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of exceptional women such as Helen Taussig ( right , not wearing hijab ) the pioneering pediatric cardiologist , have distinguished themselves in medical careers , but social conventions supported a predominantly male medical profession .
Not anymore .
In 2017 , more 60 percent of physicians under 35 years old were female , and the percentage appears likely to increase in the future [ The healthcare future is female , by Megan Johnson , AthenaHealth.com , February 14 , 2018 ] .
Is this transformation a good thing ?
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practice suggest that everyone will suffer—but no-one will be allowed to notice in medicine ’ s Brave New World .
I had the pleasure of working with many smart and capable women .
But their temperamental and physical limitations provided a constant , subtle undertow of problems : They are 1 ) indecisive 2 ) lack professional focus ; and 3 ) get pregnant and 4 ) burn out more easily than men .
None of that bodes well for patients if the majority of doctors are women—or for the women doctors themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group in Baltimore County .
When I joined , the doctors were all men , but we hired a number of women through the years .
The first problem I noticed was their indecision .
Referring doctors would call me or come into the reading room and complain that a report from one of my women colleagues was too vague .
Diagnostic radiologists are famous for hedging .
Such evasive locutions as “ suggestive of , ” “ can not exclude , ” “ technically limited examination , ” etc .
are our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertainty of translating a shadow , an echo , a radio signal , or a scintillation into a diagnosis .
Hedging conveys uncertainty .
But the radiologist then must recommend resolving the uncertainty as safely and cheaply as possible .
Wishy-washy reports leave the patient and the referring doctor uncertain as to how to proceed , and could lead to unnecessary additional testing .
In whispers , male colleagues have shared stories of waffling women colleagues , but evidence beyond the furtive anecdote is found in breast imaging , a specialty that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standardized and lends itself to quantitative study of interpreter performance .
Patients undergo screening mammograms , which radiologists read in batches .
The resulting reports call for either routine follow-up or additional evaluation such as special views or ultrasound .
The latter are known as “ recalls.
” A 2009 study of more than 1 million screening mammograms found that women radiologists had a significantly higher rate of recalls and false positives , without a corresponding increase in cancer detection [ Variability in Interpretive Performance at Screening Mammography and Radiologists ’ Characteristics Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , et al , Radiology , December 1 , 2009 ] .
( The other factor significantly associated with high recall and false-positive rates was fellowship training in mammography , with an associated improvement in cancer detection . )
Another common test that lends itself to overinterpretation is the chest x-ray .
Less-experienced radiologists and women excel in recommending unnecessary CT ( computerized tomography ) scans to evaluate “ radiodensities ” that older men recognize as composite shadow artifacts .
One of my women colleagues drove thoracic surgeons crazy with false alarms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : men are bolder and more decisive because of testosterone .
As well , among our Stone Age hunter-gatherer ancestors , men were hunters , and so evolution has left men better adapted to spotting the animal in the brush while ignoring extraneous visual information .
A false start spooks the game , and survival depends on a successful hunt .
I can offer no data to support that conclusion , but then again , unlike mammography , data on chest radiography isn ’ t collected .
No one is likely interested in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that count .
( Computerized tomography , by the way , is fast replacing plain x-rays , and artificial intelligence may soon replace diagnostic radiologists ) .
The second problem for medicine if women are the majority of doctors .
As Megan Johnson wrote for Athena Health , above : Time was , a doctor “ tailored his job ” to the needs of his patients .
In other words , hiring a partner whose “ job priorities are really fluid ” sounds like trouble .
Dr. Goldenheim ’ s devotion to her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s a curious notion that admitting her to medical school and residency is the best way to support her maternal priorities .
Yet it ’ s also a curious notion that can not be criticized under the regime of inclusiveness .
We are all interchangeable parts in the machine .
To suggest otherwise is to be a Hater .
Goldenheim ’ s admission that she tailors her job to her children ’ s ’ needs brings up pregnancy itself , one of the major challenges of working with women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maternity leave , women doctors require special consideration from the beginning of the pregnancy .
In radiology , she is likely to refuse to do fluoroscopy , lest her baby absorb scattered x-rays , although this poses little risk of harm [ Radiation exposure and pregnancy , by Palma Shaw , et al , Journal of Vascular Surgery , May 28 , 2010 ] .
Still , her male colleagues will not dare to argue .
And non-pregnant colleagues will end up with a higher dose of radiation because they have to fill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the group ’ s one expert on , say , angioplasty or general gastrointestinal barium studies , her absence from the schedule might hurt the quality of patient care .
In my experience , the requirements of pregnant and perinatal colleagues added to the stress of practicing medicine , which leads to Problem Four : burnout .
Medical practice is inherently stressful .
Burnout has received a great deal of superficial attention , even as Third-Party payers squeeze physician reimbursement , the government imposes more complex regulations , and trial lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many as 50 percent of all doctors report symptoms of burnout [ Comparing the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Other Well-Being Instruments in Emergency Medicine Residents , by Kelly Williamson , et al , Journal of Graduate Medical Education , February 2020 ] .
But women doctors report a 20 to 60 percent higher prevalence of such symptoms .
A survey of 15,000 doctors in 29 specialties found self-reported burnout in 38 percent of men and 48 percent of women [ National Physician Burnout and Depression Report , by Carol Peckham , Medscape , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ gender inequality ” concerns the American Medical Association , a PC-compliant organization devoted to “ gender equity ” [ AMA principles will further gender equity among physicians , Kevin B. O'Reilly , AMA-ASSN.org , June 11 , 2019 ] Handwringing about it is a minor industry .
Ultimately—surprise !
—men are found to be to blame because of their “ gender bias : ” Translation : A Social Justice Warrior ’ s work is never done .
Let ’ s put everyone on edge with another time-wasting and demoralizing compliance-training session @ @ @ @ @ @ @ males will know that the workplace is an intersectional minority minefield .
Oh , and be prepared to smack down any objections .
That should help the burnout .
Men and women are different .
Small differences add up [ The Distance Between Mars and Venus : Measuring Global Sex Differences in Personality , by Marco Del Giudice , Tom Booth , and Paul Irwing , Plos One , January 4 , 2012 ] .
As researcher Del Giudice told BBC Future : Women-dominated medicine will look different , too .
But I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multicultural America , separating the feminine component will be difficult if one can ’ t understand one ’ s doctor ’ s accent .
Not that you could discuss it in the first place , much less complain , even among “ conservatives ” who know sex differences are real but accept equal representation in the workplace as a moral imperative and article of faith .
( For a good discussion see James Kalb ’ s Against Inclusiveness : How the Diversity Regime is Flattening America and the West and What to Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Official Doctrine will be perceived as an assault against the ideological edifice of Diversity , Inclusiveness , and Equity .
Welcome to the future .
Dr. Cockey [ email him ] is a retired diagnostic radiologist and the author of The Sacred Fury , a Poe-inspired novel about Baltimore ’ s near future .

See, earlier, by Lance Welton: Are Women Destroying Academia? Probably
When I attended Johns Hopkins University almost 50 years ago, most of the students were men. Enrollment at the medical school was lopsidedly male, too. Today, undergraduate enrollment is 52.2 percent women, 47.6 percent men. The school also “boasts excellent racial diversity,” with whites at 38.2 percent, Asians at 23.4, and blacks around 6 [Johns Hopkins Student Population Stats, Collegefactual.com]. The diversity racket depends on leveraging white guilt about race, of course. (See Diversity and Inclusion, 2017, Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which features a cover photo of a Gambian female student in a hijab). According to Johns Hopkins, women students comprise "approximately 50% of the medical school class."
I believe Lance Welton’s conclusions about the damaging influence of women in the academe, which aroused a predictable furor, apply also to the medical profession. Welton additionally noted the interesting fact that British medical schools admitted women in considerable numbers during World War I, but later decided it was a mistake and cut back. We should be so lucky.
Historically, a number of exceptional women such as Helen Taussig (right, not wearing hijab), the pioneering pediatric cardiologist, have distinguished themselves in medical careers, but social conventions supported a predominantly male medical profession. Not anymore. In 2017, more than 60 percent of physicians under 35 years old were female, and the percentage appears likely to increase in the future [The healthcare future is female, by Megan Johnson, AthenaHealth.com, February 14, 2018].
Is this transformation a good thing? My own observations through 35 years of medical practice suggest that everyone will suffer—but no one will be allowed to notice in medicine’s Brave New World.
I had the pleasure of working with many smart and capable women. But their temperamental and physical limitations provided a constant, subtle undertow of problems: They are 1) indecisive 2) lack professional focus; and 3) get pregnant and 4) burn out more easily than men. None of that bodes well for patients if the majority of doctors are women—or for the women doctors themselves.
Indecision
I worked in a private-practice radiology group in Baltimore County. When I joined, the doctors were all men, but we hired a number of women through the years. The first problem I noticed was their indecision. Referring doctors would call me or come into the reading room and complain that a report from one of my women colleagues was too vague.
Diagnostic radiologists are famous for hedging. Such evasive locutions as “suggestive of,” “cannot exclude,” “technically limited examination,” etc. are our stock in trade because of the inherent uncertainty of translating a shadow, an echo, a radio signal, or a scintillation into a diagnosis. Hedging conveys uncertainty. But the radiologist then must recommend resolving the uncertainty as safely and cheaply as possible. Wishy-washy reports leave the patient and the referring doctor uncertain as to how to proceed, and could lead to unnecessary additional testing.
In whispers, male colleagues have shared stories of waffling women colleagues, but evidence beyond the furtive anecdote is found in breast imaging, a specialty that is 75 percent female. Mammography is highly standardized and lends itself to quantitative study of interpreter performance. Patients undergo screening mammograms, which radiologists read in batches. The resulting reports call for either routine follow-up or additional evaluation such as special views or ultrasound. The latter are known as “recalls.” A 2009 study of more than 1 million screening mammograms found that women radiologists had a significantly higher rate of recalls and false positives, without a corresponding increase in cancer detection [Variability in Interpretive Performance at Screening Mammography and Radiologists’ Characteristics Associated with Accuracy, by Joann G. Elmore, et al., Radiology, December 1, 2009]. (The other factor significantly associated with high recall and false-positive rates was fellowship training in mammography, with an associated improvement in cancer detection.)
Another common test that lends itself to overinterpretation is the chest x-ray. Less-experienced radiologists and women excel in recommending unnecessary CT (computerized tomography) scans to evaluate “radiodensities” that older men recognize as composite shadow artifacts. One of my women colleagues drove thoracic surgeons crazy with false alarms.
My half-baked theory to explain the problem: Men are bolder and more decisive because of testosterone. As well, among our Stone Age hunter-gatherer ancestors, men were hunters, and so evolution has left men better adapted to spotting the animal in the brush while ignoring extraneous visual information. A false start spooks the game, and survival depends on a successful hunt.
I can offer no data to support that conclusion, but then again, unlike mammography, data on chest radiography isn’t collected. No one is likely interested in inviting persecution by investigating sex differences on that count. (Computerized tomography, by the way, is fast replacing plain x-rays, and artificial intelligence may soon replace diagnostic radiologists.)
Lack of Professional Focus
The second problem for medicine if women are the majority of doctors. As Megan Johnson wrote for Athena Health, above:
Anna Goldenheim, M.D., a 33-year-old pediatric resident at a Boston hospital and a mother of two, says her work life will always be dependent upon her children's schedules. “I think that as a woman, my job priorities are going to be really fluid for as long as my kids are home and will change again as my kids go to school,” says Goldenheim. “I'm hoping to tailor my job to those needs.”
Time was, a doctor “tailored his job” to the needs of his patients. In other words, hiring a partner whose “job priorities are really fluid” sounds like trouble.
Dr. Goldenheim’s devotion to her children’s needs is absolutely commendable. But it’s a curious notion that admitting her to medical school and residency is the best way to support her maternal priorities. Yet it’s also a curious notion that cannot be criticized under the regime of inclusiveness. We are all interchangeable parts in the machine. To suggest otherwise is to be a Hater.
Pregnancy
Goldenheim’s admission that she tailors her job to her children’s’ needs brings up pregnancy itself, one of the major challenges of working with women. Aside from requiring 12 weeks of maternity leave, women doctors require special consideration from the beginning of the pregnancy. In radiology, she is likely to refuse to do fluoroscopy, lest her baby absorb scattered x-rays, although this poses little risk of harm [Radiation exposure and pregnancy, by Palma Shaw, et al., Journal of Vascular Surgery, May 28, 2010]. Still, her male colleagues will not dare to argue. And non-pregnant colleagues will end up with a higher dose of radiation because they have to fill in for her.
If she happens to be the group’s one expert on, say, angioplasty or general gastrointestinal barium studies, her absence from the schedule might hurt the quality of patient care. In my experience, the requirements of pregnant and perinatal colleagues added to the stress of practicing medicine, which leads to Problem Four: burnout.
Burnout
Medical practice is inherently stressful. Burnout has received a great deal of superficial attention, even as Third-Party payers squeeze physician reimbursement, the government imposes more complex regulations, and trial lawyers bring more meritless malpractice suits. As many as 50 percent of all doctors report symptoms of burnout [Comparing the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Other Well-Being Instruments in Emergency Medicine Residents, by Kelly Williamson, et al, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, February 2020].
But women doctors report a 20 to 60 percent higher prevalence of such symptoms. A survey of 15,000 doctors in 29 specialties found self-reported burnout in 38 percent of men and 48 percent of women [National Physician Burnout and Depression Report, by Carol Peckham, Medscape, January 17, 2018].
Unsurprisingly, “gender inequality” concerns the American Medical Association, a PC-compliant organization devoted to “gender equity” [AMA principles will further gender equity among physicians, Kevin B. O'Reilly, AMA-ASSN.org, June 11, 2019]. Handwringing about it is a minor industry. Ultimately—surprise!—men are found to be to blame because of their “gender bias”:
Providing education about gender bias through brief educational interventions can change physicians’ perceptions of bias, including changing their implicit biases. Strategies to provide support for women physicians and to address bias also need to consider the impact of the interaction of age, race and ethnicity minority status, and gender or sexual orientation minority status on the development of burnout. Organizational interventions aimed at reducing the effects of gender bias and discrimination range from improving awareness to providing structured opportunities for women faculty members to share their experiences, as well as explicit discussions about the influence of gender bias on processes such as feedback and promotion. When feedback about gender bias is provided, defensive reactions that could be provoked by such feedback should be anticipated. [Gender-Based Differences in Burnout: Issues Faced by Women Physicians, by Kim Templeton et al., National Academy of Medicine, May 30, 2019]
Translation: A Social Justice Warrior’s work is never done. Let’s put everyone on edge with another time-wasting and demoralizing compliance-training session, so that those evil white heterosexual males will know that the workplace is an intersectional minority minefield.
Oh, and be prepared to smack down any objections. That should help the burnout.
Conclusion
Men and women are different. Small differences add up [The Distance Between Mars and Venus: Measuring Global Sex Differences in Personality, by Marco Del Giudice, Tom Booth, and Paul Irwing, Plos One, January 4, 2012]. As researcher Del Giudice told BBC Future:
Gender differences in personality are very much like gender differences in facial appearance. Each individual trait (nose length, eye size, etc.) shows small differences between men and women, but once you put them all together ... differences become clear and you can distinguish between male and female faces with more than 95% accuracy. [Do men and women really have different personalities?, by Christian Jarrett, October 12, 2018]
Women-dominated medicine will look different, too. But I suspect that, in the new, multicultural America, separating the feminine component will be difficult if one can’t understand one’s doctor’s accent.
Not that you could discuss it in the first place, much less complain, even among “conservatives” who know sex differences are real but accept equal representation in the workplace as a moral imperative and article of faith. (For a good discussion see James Kalb’s Against Inclusiveness: How the Diversity Regime is Flattening America and the West and What to Do About It.) Any skepticism about Official Doctrine will be perceived as an assault against the ideological edifice of Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Equity.
Welcome to the future.
Dr. Cockey [email him] is a retired diagnostic radiologist and the author of The Sacred Fury, a Poe-inspired novel about Baltimore’s near future.


vdare--2020-02-18--White Woman In Iowa Held Captive, Threatened With Murder By Black Male—Forced To Watch  ROOTS So "Sh

White Woman In Iowa Held Captive, Threatened With Murder By Black Male—Forced To Watch  ROOTS So "She Could Better Understand Her Racism"

Earlier , by James Fulford : Black History Month At Ole Miss , And The ROOTS Of The Anti-White Movie Industry Rarely does a story come out capturing the zeitgeist so perfectly .
Point of clarification : the zeitgeist being the anti-white mentality taught as the highest moral virtue by every segment of society ( academia , Hollywood , streaming services such Netflix and HBO , professional sports , advertisements , Silicon Valley , and corporate America ) .
A white woman was kidnapped and forced to watch “ Roots ” by the black male who abducted her , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism.
” Woman forced to watch ‘ Roots ’ to ‘ understand her racism , ’ Cedar Rapids police say , The Gazette , February 17 , 2020 A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Monday is accused of holding a woman captive and forcing her to watch “ Roots ” — a nine-hour miniseries that chronicles author Alex Haley ’ s family line from the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte to the liberation of Kinte ’ s descendants .
Robert Lee Noye , 52 , forced the woman to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 700 block of Second Avenue SW and watch the series “ so she could better understand her racism , ” according to a criminal complaint .
When she tried to move , Noye told her to “ remain seated and watch the movie with him or he would kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380 on the way to Chicago , ” the complaint said .
It ’ s funny : white Americans are forced to endure 12 years of anti-white indoctrination when they attend K-12 public schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mindset mandated and reinforced if they attend college/post-graduate educational pursuits .
This story is a metaphor for all white people across America .

Earlier, by James Fulford: Black History Month At Ole Miss, And The ROOTS Of The Anti-White Movie Industry
Rarely does a story come out capturing the zeitgeist so perfectly.
Point of clarification: the zeitgeist being the anti-white mentality taught as the highest moral virtue by every segment of society (academia, Hollywood, streaming services such Netflix and HBO, professional sports, advertisements, Silicon Valley, and corporate America).
A white woman was kidnapped and forced to watch “Roots” by the black male who abducted her, all so she would “better understand her racism.”
Woman forced to watch ‘Roots’ to ‘understand her racism,’ Cedar Rapids police say, The Gazette, February 17, 2020 A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Monday is accused of holding a woman captive and forcing her to watch “Roots” — a nine-hour miniseries that chronicles author Alex Haley’s family line from the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte to the liberation of Kinte’s descendants. Robert Lee Noye, 52, forced the woman to sit with him, at a residence in the 700 block of Second Avenue SW and watch the series “so she could better understand her racism,” according to a criminal complaint. When she tried to move, Noye told her to “remain seated and watch the movie with him or he would kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380 on the way to Chicago,” the complaint said. Noye faces charges of first-degree harassment and false imprisonment.
Happy Black History Month!
It’s funny: white Americans are forced to endure 12 years of anti-white indoctrination when they attend K-12 public schools, with an even more intense anti-white mindset mandated and reinforced if they attend college/post-graduate educational pursuits.
This story is a metaphor for all white people across America.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-18--Kritarch Charles Breyer Enables African Asylum Fraud

The Kritarchy and asylum fraud are two of the important immigration issues of our time .
Asylum is used by the Kritarchs as a convenient and ostensibly publicly acceptable battering ram to invalidate longstanding laws and enforcement practices .
No more so than the ongoing issue at the border with Mexico and the zerg rush of illegal aliens from all over the world .
But the border issue with kritarchs and asylum is not the only problem ; inside the United States asylum claims are used routinely to sabotage immigration law and practice as well .
A case in point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and brother of radical Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer , and a failed Chadian refugee , Abderaman Oumar Yaide , whose asylum claim was rejected by Board of Immigration Appeals ( BIA ) , the highest level of immigration appeals , and was ordered deported .
Yaide then decided he was gay and filed another appeal with the BIA , which is outside accepted practice , but such an appeal has no legal impact as the Final Order Of Removal was not suspended by the BIA in response to the second appeal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ withstanding the outstanding appeal to the BIA .
Then we get Kritarch Breyer involved exercising his ideological imperative to elect a new people of color .
In August 2019 , Yaide was arrested by immigration officials and placed in deportation proceedings .
He and his lawyers asked the Bureau of Immigration Appeals to reconsider his asylum claim due to the fact that Chad had outlawed homosexuality in 2017 .
But while the appeal was being processed , Yaide was deported back to Chad , in Central Africa , where his lawyers say he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed by his own family , clan , or the government.
” In December , Judge Breyer ordered the federal government to return him to the U.S. [ Judge Orders Trump Administration to Quickly Bring Back SF Man Wrongly Deported to Chad , by Michelle Wiley , KQED , February 15 , 2020 ] Kritarch Breyer thinks that he can order an alien brought to the United States .
That is not true .
Nor may Kritarch Breyer prevent a deportation order from being executed .
That also is illegal .
District Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of Removal .
Nor may a District Court judge in California review the procedures of the BIA , located in Virginia .
But besides the kritarchy issue , we have a convergence with asylum fraud .
U.S .
Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ) saw through the asylum claim and denied it for fraud .
The BIA concurred , but the fraud by Yaide continued .
He suddenly said he was a homosexual after losing his first claim .
Yaide did not include his homosexuality on his initial claim , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second appeal , as that only came up as his deportation became more likely , aided by homosexuality being formally outlawed in Chad in 2017 , though in practice it has always been punished either officially or by tradition in this Muslim nation .
There is , of course , no evidence that Yaide is homosexual or being oppressed by the government .
For both , all we have is convenient claims and his initial asylum claims were rejected , which says much about his credibility .
Anyway , in asylum cases , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are known to the government and nothing happens to you .
Formally it is called re-availing yourself of the protection of their country which means availing oneself of the services of the government .
This is the standard , because if you interact with the government supposedly oppressing you and the government takes no action against you , then you are not a true asylum claimant ; you have no claim to be persecuted by your government .
And this is true of Yaide , he availed himself of government services , nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But while the appeal was being processed , Yaide was deported back to Chad , in Central Africa , where his lawyers say he fears he will be “ tortured and killed by his own family , clan , or the government… ” Since being back in Chad , his lawyers say Yaide has been in hiding .
“ For the moment , he is not in immediate danger , ” said McMahon .
“ But I think that every day that he spends there heightens the risk , and I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” On Friday , McMahon reported that Yaide was able to obtain a Chadian passport .
He did so with the help of a third party , in part because he ’ s afraid to go out in public , McMahon said .
That brings him one step closer to being able to return to the U.S .
However , by obtaining a passport , availing himself of government services , by both obtaining a passport , which can only be done in person , but in any case he provided his name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third party or not , and being processed through Chadian government immigration and customs services when he was deported .
That shows that the Government of Chad had no intention of persecuting him .
Furthermore , the fact that his family has not tracked down and killed him also says that his claim is bogus .
And that is the reason why judges don ’ t make asylum decisions , the political branch of government makes those decisions ; fraud is just too prevalent and kritarchs don ’ t care about fraud .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While we can ’ t impeach Breyer , the Trump Administration can ignore his order , dismissing it as illegal .
Breyer can call anyone he wants from the State Department before him , but the U.S .
Marshal for the Northern District of California should be ordered to ignore any order from Kritarch Breyer related to his illegal actions attempting to illegally bring an alien to the United States .
As Alexander Hamilton said of the judicial branch ; “ …no influence over either the sword or the purse , …It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FORCE nor WILL , but merely judgment .
”

The Kritarchy and asylum fraud are two of the important immigration issues of our time. Asylum is used by the Kritarchs as a convenient and ostensibly publicly acceptable battering ram to invalidate longstanding laws and enforcement practices. No more so than the ongoing issue at the border with Mexico and the zerg rush of illegal aliens from all over the world. But the border issue with kritarchs and asylum is not the only problem; inside the United States asylum claims are used routinely to sabotage immigration law and practice as well.
A case in point is Kritarch Charles Breyer, Clinton appointee and brother of radical Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and a failed Chadian refugee, Abderaman Oumar Yaide, whose asylum claim was rejected by Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the highest level of immigration appeals, and was ordered deported. Yaide then decided he was gay and filed another appeal with the BIA, which is outside accepted practice, but such an appeal has no legal impact as the Final Order Of Removal was not suspended by the BIA in response to the second appeal. Yaide was then legally deported, notwithstanding the outstanding appeal to the BIA.
Then we get Kritarch Breyer involved exercising his ideological imperative to elect a new people of color.
In August 2019, Yaide was arrested by immigration officials and placed in deportation proceedings. He and his lawyers asked the Bureau of Immigration Appeals to reconsider his asylum claim due to the fact that Chad had outlawed homosexuality in 2017. But while the appeal was being processed, Yaide was deported back to Chad, in Central Africa, where his lawyers say he fears he will be “tortured and killed by his own family, clan, or the government.” In December, Judge Breyer ordered the federal government to return him to the U.S. [Judge Orders Trump Administration to Quickly Bring Back SF Man Wrongly Deported to Chad, by Michelle Wiley, KQED, February 15, 2020]
Kritarch Breyer thinks that he can order an alien brought to the United States. That is not true. Nor may Kritarch Breyer prevent a deportation order from being executed. That also is illegal. District Court judges have no authority over Final Orders Of Removal. Nor may a District Court judge in California review the procedures of the BIA, located in Virginia.
But besides the kritarchy issue, we have a convergence with asylum fraud. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) saw through the asylum claim and denied it for fraud. The BIA concurred, but the fraud by Yaide continued. He suddenly said he was a homosexual after losing his first claim.
Yaide came to San Francisco in 2009, seeking political asylum. His case was denied by an immigration judge in 2014, and for years he’s been appealing the decision. Since then, Yaide has come out as gay.
Yaide did not include his homosexuality on his initial claim, which is probably why the BIA was skeptical on second appeal, as that only came up as his deportation became more likely, aided by homosexuality being formally outlawed in Chad in 2017, though in practice it has always been punished either officially or by tradition in this Muslim nation.
There is, of course, no evidence that Yaide is homosexual or being oppressed by the government. For both, all we have is convenient claims, and his initial asylum claims were rejected, which says much about his credibility. Anyway, in asylum cases, you cannot claim asylum if you are known to the government and nothing happens to you. Formally it is called re-availing yourself of the protection of their country, which means availing oneself of the services of the government. This is the standard, because if you interact with the government supposedly oppressing you and the government takes no action against you, then you are not a true asylum claimant; you have no claim to be persecuted by your government.
And this is true of Yaide: He availed himself of government services, nor was he tracked down and arrested.
But while the appeal was being processed, Yaide was deported back to Chad, in Central Africa, where his lawyers say he fears he will be “tortured and killed by his own family, clan, or the government…” Since being back in Chad, his lawyers say Yaide has been in hiding. “For the moment, he is not in immediate danger,” said McMahon. “But I think that every day that he spends there heightens the risk, and I don’t want to keep taking that risk.” On Friday, McMahon reported that Yaide was able to obtain a Chadian passport. He did so with the help of a third party, in part because he’s afraid to go out in public, McMahon said. That brings him one step closer to being able to return to the U.S.
However, by obtaining a passport he availed himself of government services, by both obtaining a passport (which can only be done in person) but in any case he provided his name to the government (whether through a third party or not) and being processed through Chadian government immigration and customs services when he was deported. That shows that the Government of Chad had no intention of persecuting him. Furthermore, the fact that his family has not tracked down and killed him also says that his claim is bogus.
And that is the reason why judges don’t make asylum decisions, the political branch of government makes those decisions; fraud is just too prevalent and kritarchs don’t care about fraud.
It is time to end the kritarchy. While we can’t impeach Breyer, the Trump Administration can ignore his order, dismissing it as illegal.
Breyer can call anyone he wants from the State Department before him, but the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of California should be ordered to ignore any order from Kritarch Breyer related to his illegal actions attempting to illegally bring an alien to the United States. As Alexander Hamilton said of the judicial branch; “…no influence over either the sword or the purse, …It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment.”


vdare--2020-02-18--Raid Cheap Labor/Immigrant Enthusiast Jose Andres’ Restaurant Empire

The Slave Power , corporations whose business model is based on illegal aliens , is again sounding the cry that crops are rotting in the field , as well as a new angle : restaurant food is being left uncooked and unserved .
It is a crisis again , one that is repeated ad infinitum throughout the year , generally though around harvest time .
The new angle is that if we enforce immigration laws , there will be no cooks , servers , or dish washers in America .
The real message being that the restaurant business in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheap and exploited illegal alien workforce , whether it be Chuy ’ s , Chipotle , or Jose Andres ’ Michelin starred restaurants .
[ Sanctuary Businesses Throw Down The Gauntlet On May Day , April 30 , 2017 ] Chefs José Andrés and Andrew Zimmern criticize President Donald Trump ’ s immigration policies on the premiere of “ What ’ s Eating America , ” a new documentary series exploring the intersection of food and politics .
“ Right now the political discourse is making us take sides , but trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understanding of where are we going and what do we have to do to change everything that ’ s happening , ” said Andrés about the current immigration system .
“ Because let me tell you , what ’ s happening right now it doesn ’ t work.
” The show ’ s first episode , which airs on MSNBC Sunday night , kicks off showing how rollbacks on certain legal immigration programs such as H2-B and H2-A guest worker visas , among others , have impacted the lives of immigrant and migrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of the nation ’ s food system .
[ Chefs José Andrés , Andrew Zimmern On Immigration And Food In ‘ What ’ s Eating America ’ , By Nicole Acevedo , NBC , February 15 , 2020 ] This is a strange tack for Zimmern , known for his Mid-West niceness and exotic foods overseas , becoming so political .
But the worst part is the flagrant lie that H-2B and H-2A Non-Immigrant Visas NIV ) numbers are declining .
In fact , those NIVs are increasing .
Zimmerman starting out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the real intent of the programming on MSNBC is to support illegal immigration and an amnesty .
“ Immigrants , migrants , documented and undocumented people touch every plate of food , ” said Zimmern , host of the new show… “ If you take those workers out of our food system , it literally stops .
Immigrants , migrants , documented and undocumented people touch every plate of food in America , at every single stage , ” Zimmern , the new show ’ s host , told NBC News .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ system that can support feeding this country without those workers.
” And this is all about subsidizing millionaires like Andres , cheap labor makes for big profits in the restaurant industry .
Zimmern also invited Andrés to be a guest on the show ’ s first episode , which features an on-camera interview with Jesús Lira , the Mexican banquet chef who first told The Washington Post that the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County , New York , hired him knowing he was undocumented .
Lira , who worked at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that at least one of Trump ’ s accountants facilitated the process of hiring people like him with forged documents .
“ It ’ s about time we pass immigration reform .
It ’ s about time we tell these stories and that ’ s why it ’ s so important that every American , putting aside political parties , do justice , ” Andrés told NBC News .
“ We have 11 million undocumented people .
It ’ s about time that them , plus the ‘ Dreamers , ’ become part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” There would be no reason to hire illegal aliens , either in the fields or in the kitchens , if living wages were paid to restaurant workers , but the Chipotle business model is the standard in the restaurant industry .
And that is why investigations and arrests need to be happening .
Which leads us to what Ken The Knife should be doing .
Andres has a large number of restaurants in the United States , and the world .
He became a millionaire on the backs of illegal aliens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ target Andres ’ business model with some work-site enforcement .
Every Jose Andres restaurant should get an I-9 audit , and then be raided if illegals are shown to be there , which is almost guaranteed to be true , or else Andres would not be so concerned about amnestying 22 million illegal aliens .
Given the number of his restaurants , quite a few of that 22 million will be working at his restaurants .
As an aside , Andres came to the United States in 1990 after he was fired from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says he came to New York City with only $ 50.00 and immediately was hired as a cook at Eldorado Petit , a Spanish restaurant .
Well , that sounds suspicious .
Only recently was the H-1B NIV opened to cooks and chefs .
It was not even created until 1990 , though the H-1 and H-2 were available at the time , but it 's unlikely that a cook or chef would qualify then .
So , is Andres so concerned about illegal aliens because he was one himself at one time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tourist visa in 1990 and worked , then he was .
Inquiring minds want to know .

Earlier: WaPo: Blue-Eyed Peninsular-American Explains Diversity to You Nativist Numbskulls
The Slave Power, corporations whose business model is based on illegal aliens, is again sounding the cry that crops are rotting in the field, as well as a new angle: Restaurant food is being left uncooked and unserved.
It is a crisis again, one that is repeated ad infinitum throughout the year, generally though around harvest time. The new angle is that if we enforce immigration laws, there will be no cooks, servers, or dish washers in America. The real message being that the restaurant business in America has a business model based on a cheap and exploited illegal alien workforce, whether it be Chuy’s, Chipotle, or Jose Andres’ Michelin starred restaurants. [Sanctuary Businesses Throw Down The Gauntlet On May Day, April 30, 2017]
Chefs José Andrés and Andrew Zimmern criticize President Donald Trump’s immigration policies on the premiere of “What’s Eating America,” a new documentary series exploring the intersection of food and politics. “Right now the political discourse is making us take sides, but trying to find answers gives me a sense of understanding of where are we going and what do we have to do to change everything that’s happening,” said Andrés about the current immigration system. “Because let me tell you, what’s happening right now it doesn’t work.” The show’s first episode, which airs on MSNBC Sunday night, kicks off showing how rollbacks on certain legal immigration programs such as H2-B and H2-A guest worker visas, among others, have impacted the lives of immigrant and migrant farmworkers, and, by extension, parts of the nation’s food system. [Chefs José Andrés, Andrew Zimmern On Immigration And Food In ‘What’s Eating America,’ by Nicole Acevedo, NBC, February 15, 2020]
This is a strange tack for Zimmern, known for his Mid-West niceness and exotic foods overseas, becoming so political.
Chefs José Andrés, Andrew Zimmern on how our food supply depends on the immigrant workforce & how immigration is part of American food culture in 'What's Eating America' airing on @MSNBC Sunday 2/16 @ 9 p.m. ESThttps://t.co/hfrR15jPk6 — Giselle Lundy-Ponce (@LundyPonce) February 16, 2020
But the worst part is the flagrant lie that H-2B and H-2A Non-Immigrant Visas NIV) numbers are declining. In fact, those NIVs are increasing. Zimmerman starting out with such a lie is strange. But the real intent of the programming on MSNBC is to support illegal immigration and an amnesty.
“Immigrants, migrants, documented and undocumented people touch every plate of food,” said Zimmern, host of the new show… “If you take those workers out of our food system, it literally stops. Immigrants, migrants, documented and undocumented people touch every plate of food in America, at every single stage,” Zimmern, the new show’s host, told NBC News. “We don’t have a system that can support feeding this country without those workers.”
And this is all about subsidizing millionaires like Andres; cheap labor makes for big profits in the restaurant industry.
Zimmern also invited Andrés to be a guest on the show’s first episode, which features an on-camera interview with Jesús Lira, the Mexican banquet chef who first told The Washington Post that the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, hired him knowing he was undocumented. Lira, who worked at the club for a decade, told Andrés that at least one of Trump’s accountants facilitated the process of hiring people like him with forged documents. “It’s about time we pass immigration reform. It’s about time we tell these stories and that’s why it’s so important that every American, putting aside political parties, do justice,” Andrés told NBC News. “We have 11 million undocumented people. It’s about time that them, plus the ‘Dreamers,’ become part of the ‘American Dream.'”
There would be no reason to hire illegal aliens, either in the fields or in the kitchens, if living wages were paid to restaurant workers, but the Chipotle business model is the standard in the restaurant industry. And that is why investigations and arrests need to be happening.
Which leads us to what Ken The Knife should be doing. Andres has a large number of restaurants in the United States, and the world. He became a millionaire on the backs of illegal aliens. It is time for ICE SVU to target Andres’ business model with some work-site enforcement.
Every Jose Andres restaurant should get an I-9 audit, and then be raided if illegals are shown to be there, which is almost guaranteed to be true, or else Andres would not be so concerned about amnestying 22 million illegal aliens. Given the number of his restaurants, quite a few of that 22 million will be working at his restaurants.
As an aside, Andres came to the United States in 1990 after he was fired from a restaurant in Spain. His Wiki says he came to New York City with only $50.00 and immediately was hired as a cook at Eldorado Petit, a Spanish restaurant. Well, that sounds suspicious. Only recently was the H-1B NIV opened to cooks and chefs.
It was not even created until 1990, though the H-1 and H-2 were available at the time, but it's unlikely that a cook or chef would qualify then. So, is Andres so concerned about illegal aliens because he was one himself at one time? If he came here on a tourist visa in 1990 and worked, then he was. Inquiring minds want to know.


vdare--2020-02-18--2020 Attacks on Plymouth Rock (And The Historic American Nation) Have Begun

Anyone who read my recent VDARE piece We Are All Puritans Now !
2020 Election Will Be Debate On Mayflower @ @ @ @ @ Trump Will Win will not be surprised by the following headline : Plymouth Rock vandalized @ @ @ @ @ anniversary celebration , by Louis Casiano , FOX NEWS , February 17 , 2020 Antifa-type @ @ @ @ @ monuments in Plymouth ahead of the 400th Anniversary celebrations starting this spring .
This desecration @ @ @ @ @ only just begun .
Sadly , it ’ s going to get so much worse @

Anyone who read my recent VDARE piece We Are All Puritans Now! 2020 Election Will Be Debate On Mayflower Anniversary/America’s Founding. Trump Will Win will not be surprised by the following headline:
Plymouth Rock vandalized with graffiti shortly before 400th anniversary celebration, by Louis Casiano, FOX NEWS, February 17, 2020
Antifa-type leftists have begun trashing Pilgrim monuments in Plymouth ahead of the 400th Anniversary celebrations starting this spring.
"Seeing this type of disrespect for the historic reminders of the Mayflower story is both sad and unsettling," said Lea Filson, the executive director of the See Plymouth tourism group. "The outpouring of concern and anger over the incident has been a positive ending to a thoughtless gesture."
This desecration of the Mayflower Pilgrims has only just begun. Sadly, it’s going to get so much worse.
Can't load tweet https://twitter.com/Jay4StateSenate/status/1229758768034074625: Sorry, that page does not exist
Massachusetts Community 'Saddened and Sickened' by Plymouth Rock Graffiti Vandalism https://t.co/dCqFCVPc2r — People (@people) February 18, 2020
Officials in Plymouth discovered the vandalism early in the morning. Workers had removed the red spray paint, which included the letters MOF and the numbers 508, from the rock before noon.https://t.co/rNdeInPLP4 — Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) February 18, 2020


vdare--2020-02-18--Making War Against Reality In Minnesota: A Constitutional Amendment To Ban The Achievement Gap!

Adapted from the latest Radio Derb , available exclusively at VDARE.com Here 's a quote from an online news and opinion outlet in Minnesota , MinnPost.com .
This is from January 14th , quote : In the matter of education at least , Minnesota is on the case .
What are they going to do about those pesky education achievement gaps ?
They 're going to make them illegal—in fact , unconstitutional !
Yes folks : Two authority figures in the Gopher State , one a former state Supreme Court justice and the other president of the Federal Reserve Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are pushing for an amendment to the state constitution to guarantee all children the fundamental right to a quality public education .
Problem fixed !
The two proposers are pictured below : The proposal is called the Page Amendment , after one of the proposers .
Here he is with some fans : If you 've listened to Radio Derb much you 'll know how much I enjoy reporting on these education stories , especially when they concern the race gap in test scores .
Nowhere in our public life is the blind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sight .
There is proverbially nobody nicer than Midwesterners ; and taking the opposite of `` nice '' to be `` naughty , '' there is nothing naughtier than race realism .
Well , the hell with that .
Here 's some race realism .
Those test score gaps are rooted in biology .
That is why , after decades—decades—of educational theorizing and fiddling , untold trillions of dollars spent , they remain stubbornly on display .
And here are these two authority figures in Minnesota setting out to fix the problem at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That bespeaks a quite breathtaking faith in the power of words .
If you do n't like some aspect of reality , pass a law to say it ai n't so .
There are precedents .
Mathematicians tell you it 's impossible to square the circle ?
Pass a law to say they are wrong .
This was actually tried in Indiana in 1897 , although the state Senate scotched the bill .
The legislation would have made the mathematical constant pi equal to precisely three and one-fifth , rather than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 … and change it actually is .
`` If thy right eye offend thee , pluck it out , '' says the good book .
The folk who run Minnesota have improved on that : If reality offends you , pass a law .
That 'll fix it !

Adapted from the latest Radio Derb, available exclusively at VDARE.com
Here's a quote from an online news and opinion outlet in Minnesota, MinnPost.com. This is from January 14th, quote:
In the matter of education at least, Minnesota is on the case. What are they going to do about those pesky education achievement gaps? They're going to make them illegal—in fact, unconstitutional!
Yes folks: Two authority figures in the Gopher State, one a former state Supreme Court justice and the other president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, these two big playahs are pushing for an amendment to the state constitution to guarantee all children the fundamental right to a quality public education. Problem fixed!
The two proposers are pictured below:
Alan Page, a former Minnesota Supreme Court justice, and Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed, want to change the Minnesota Constitution with an amendment that would guarantee all children the fundamental right to a quality public education. https://t.co/7mlGA1eE5s — Star Tribune (@StarTribune) January 8, 2020
The proposal is called the Page Amendment, after one of the proposers. Here he is with some fans:
Families showing up strong for the #PageAmendment ! Thanks to @neelkashkari and @ACPage_77 for taking the time to thank the students and parents who were able to show up to today’s presentation! They’ll never forget this day - “the beginning of the end of the achievement gap” 💪🏾 pic.twitter.com/PwhL8E6Nuf — Rashad Turner (@RashadsRepublic) February 17, 2020
If you've listened to Radio Derb much you'll know how much I enjoy reporting on these education stories, especially when they concern the race gap in test scores. Nowhere in our public life is the blind clueless stupidity of race denialism in plainer sight.
There is proverbially nobody nicer than Midwesterners; and taking the opposite of "nice" to be "naughty," there is nothing naughtier than race realism.
Well, the hell with that. Here's some race realism. Those test score gaps are rooted in biology. That is why, after decades—decades—of educational theorizing and fiddling, untold trillions of dollars spent, they remain stubbornly on display.
And here are these two authority figures in Minnesota setting out to fix the problem at last—at last!—with a constitutional amendment. That bespeaks a quite breathtaking faith in the power of words. If you don't like some aspect of reality, pass a law to say it ain't so.
There are precedents. Mathematicians tell you it's impossible to square the circle? Pass a law to say they are wrong. This was actually tried in Indiana in 1897, although the state Senate scotched the bill. The legislation would have made the mathematical constant pi equal to precisely three and one-fifth, rather than the 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 … and change it actually is.
"If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out," says the good book. The folk who run Minnesota have improved on that: If reality offends you, pass a law. That'll fix it!


vdare--2020-02-18--NYT: Boris Johnson Aide Quits After Furor Over [Accurate] Racial Comments

Earlier : The Latest Brouhaha : Tory Data Scientist Andrew Sabisky KNOWS TOO MUCH About Race And IQ From the @ @ @ @ @ , as Andrew Sabisky noted at around age 20 or 21 in a comment on @ @ @ @ @ have lower IQs than whites on average .
That ’ s likely the single most @ @ @ @ @ of the social sciences .
The Guardian frames it the exact same way : out @ @ @ @ @ Sabisky put on the Internet in his 20s , the single most heinous is the @ @ @ @ @ : No 10 refuses to comment on PM ’ s views of racial IQ Move @ @ @ @ @ adviser who said black people have lower average IQs Boris Johnson ’ s spokesman has @ @ @ @ @ prime minister thinks black people have lower IQs on average , or agrees with eugenics @ @ @ @ @ an adviser with highly controversial views .

Earlier: The Latest Brouhaha: Tory Data Scientist Andrew Sabisky KNOWS TOO MUCH About Race And IQ
From the New York Times:
Boris Johnson Aide Quits After Furor Over Racial Comments The resignation came after silence from Downing Street about an adviser who once said blacks have lower IQs than whites. By Stephen Castle, Feb. 17, 2020
But, as Andrew Sabisky noted at around age 20 or 21 in a comment on a blog, blacks do have lower IQs than whites on average. That’s likely the single best-confirmed fact in the history of the social sciences.
The Guardian frames it the exact same way: Out of the various controversial comments Sabisky put on the Internet in his 20s, the single most heinous is the one that is factually unquestionable:
No 10 refuses to comment on PM’s views of racial IQ Move comes after hiring of new adviser who said black people have lower average IQs Rowena Mason Deputy political editor Mon 17 Feb 2020 Boris Johnson’s spokesman has refused to say whether the prime minister thinks black people have lower IQs on average, or agrees with eugenics, after No 10 hired an adviser with highly controversial views.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-19--Michelle Malkin: Parents' Anti-Drag Queen Hour Resistance Rises

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy this week amid a deluge of sex-abuse lawsuits .
The Catholic clergy 's pedophilia conspiracies have cost the church more than $ 3 billion and countless followers .
Scandal after scandal shows how cunning child predators have exploited trusted civic institutions under cover of `` diversity , '' `` inclusion '' and `` progressivism . ''
Now more than ever , parents across the country are rising up to protect their local public schools and public libraries from turning into the next pedo playgrounds that will steal innocence , ruin lives , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxpayers .
It 's a grassroots movement whose leaders have been demonized by both left-wing smear merchants at the Southern Poverty Law Center ( which likens resistant parents to `` neo-Nazis '' ) and marginalized by GOP Beltway elitists who run the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( which banned the top anti-drag queen hour activist group in 2018 for fully embracing a true `` culture war '' against transvestite and transsexual forces hijacking the schools ) .
`` MassResistance.org has been on the forefront of fighting back and stopping Drag Queen Story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the group 's director Arthur Schaper told me this week .
`` Our activists have uncovered the lurid sites and social media they promote , and we have exposed that a number of them have criminal backgrounds , including two sex offenders who had assaulted minors !
These are hardly role models , contrary to what the Drag Queen Story Hour website claims . ''
Through local community organizing , investigative work and social media leveraging , MassResistance is making a difference .
Here 's what you must understand : Social justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Drag Queen Story Hours in public schools and libraries on their own .
Capitulationist `` conservatives '' and libertarians , who prioritize virtue signaling over safety , joined forces with trans militants to promote blind acceptance of sexual perversity masquerading as `` diversity '' and marketed to toddlers and elementary school students .
Turning Point USA , the leading youth conservative organization , features drag queens and rainbow advocates at campus events .
National Review writer David French , now a featured speaker on the Young America 's Foundation campus circuit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that a person can get a room in a library and hold a Drag Queen Story Hour and get people to come ?
That 's one of the blessings of liberty . ''
Unlike the DQL ( Drag Queen Lobby ) on both sides of the political spectrum , parental sovereignty soldiers in the heartland have all the right enemies because they answer to only one special interest : our kids .
In Columbus , Ohio this week , protesters shut down a planned `` Disney-themed '' drag queen story hour at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , California , vigilant parents filed public information requests revealing deception by City Councilmember Steve Padilla and Mayor Mary Salas , who falsely asserted at a council meeting that drag queens in the schools are subjected to full vetting and background checks .
MassResistance released documents this week from the city clerk admitting that no criminal background checks were conducted by police on two drag queens , `` Raquelita '' and `` Barbie Q , '' before they performed at a public library in front of 300 schoolchildren last September .
The records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require background checks for any of its performers as they only work with staff for less than twenty hours and the city has a standing policy that they are considered episodic volunteers and do not require a background check . ''
During their day jobs , the two performers defended by Salas and Padilla call themselves `` The Hottest Exxotics '' and promote gay bar hookups with young-looking men called `` twinks . ''
In Missouri , state Republican legislator Ben Baker has introduced a bill to bar drag queens from presenting age-inappropriate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ libraries .
In Texas , MassResistance chapter chair Tracy Shannon and other parents helped uncover two registered sex offenders performing as drag queens in the Houston public library system last year .
One had been convicted of assaulting an 8-year-old boy .
The other , a transgender porn star , had been convicted of multiple sexual assaults against four young children ( ages 4 , 5 , 6 and 8 ) .
Texas MassResistance parents also exposed a third registered sex offender last summer operating in Austin elementary schools as `` Miss Kitty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of male prostitution .
The local government-subsidized librarian had been warned in advance by the drag queen that he would fail a criminal background check .
The event was scheduled anyway with reckless disregard for the children 's safety .
Parent resisters were maligned as bigots by Texas officials , who mocked their faith and concerns .
Gay Houston city councilman Mike Laster sneered : `` What are you afraid of ? ''
Ask the families suing the Boy Scouts and Catholic dioceses across the country and around the world .
Resist now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's too late .
Michelle Malkin [ Email her ] is the author of Invasion : How America Still Welcomes Terrorists , Criminals , and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores .
Click here for Peter Brimelow ’ s review .
Click here for Michelle Malkin 's website .
Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged : Exposing Liberals Gone Wild , Culture of Corruption : Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats , Crooks & Cronies , , Who Built That : Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs , and Sold Out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crapweasels Are Screwing America 's Best & Brightest Workers .
Malkin is author of the book , `` Open Borders , Inc. : Who 's Funding America 's Destruction , '' available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover .
To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy this week amid a deluge of sex-abuse lawsuits. The Catholic clergy's pedophilia conspiracies have cost the church more than $3 billion and countless followers. Scandal after scandal shows how cunning child predators have exploited trusted civic institutions under cover of "diversity," "inclusion" and "progressivism."
Now more than ever, parents across the country are rising up to protect their local public schools and public libraries from turning into the next pedo playgrounds that will steal innocence, ruin lives, ravage communities and impose mind-boggling costs on taxpayers. It's a grassroots movement whose leaders have been demonized by both left-wing smear merchants at the Southern Poverty Law Center (which likens resistant parents to "neo-Nazis") and marginalized by GOP Beltway elitists who run the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (which banned the top anti-drag queen hour activist group in 2018 for fully embracing a true "culture war" against transvestite and transsexual forces hijacking the schools).
"MassResistance.org has been on the forefront of fighting back and stopping Drag Queen Story Hour programs all over the country," the group's director Arthur Schaper told me this week. "Our activists have uncovered the lurid sites and social media they promote, and we have exposed that a number of them have criminal backgrounds, including two sex offenders who had assaulted minors! These are hardly role models, contrary to what the Drag Queen Story Hour website claims." Through local community organizing, investigative work and social media leveraging, MassResistance is making a difference.
Here's what you must understand: Social justice rainbow warriors didn't accomplish the metastasis of Drag Queen Story Hours in public schools and libraries on their own. Capitulationist "conservatives" and libertarians, who prioritize virtue signaling over safety, joined forces with trans militants to promote blind acceptance of sexual perversity masquerading as "diversity" and marketed to toddlers and elementary school students. Turning Point USA, the leading youth conservative organization, features drag queens and rainbow advocates at campus events. National Review writer David French, now a featured speaker on the Young America's Foundation campus circuit, told the New Yorker: "The fact that a person can get a room in a library and hold a Drag Queen Story Hour and get people to come? That's one of the blessings of liberty."
Insanity.
Unlike the DQL (Drag Queen Lobby) on both sides of the political spectrum, parental sovereignty soldiers in the heartland have all the right enemies because they answer to only one special interest: our kids.
In Columbus, Ohio this week, protesters shut down a planned "Disney-themed" drag queen story hour at Clinton Elementary School.
In Chula Vista, California, vigilant parents filed public information requests revealing deception by City Councilmember Steve Padilla and Mayor Mary Salas, who falsely asserted at a council meeting that drag queens in the schools are subjected to full vetting and background checks. MassResistance released documents this week from the city clerk admitting that no criminal background checks were conducted by police on two drag queens, "Raquelita" and "Barbie Q," before they performed at a public library in front of 300 schoolchildren last September. The records exposed that "the City does not require background checks for any of its performers as they only work with staff for less than twenty hours and the city has a standing policy that they are considered episodic volunteers and do not require a background check."
During their day jobs, the two performers defended by Salas and Padilla call themselves "The Hottest Exxotics" and promote gay bar hookups with young-looking men called "twinks."
In Missouri, state Republican legislator Ben Baker has introduced a bill to bar drag queens from presenting age-inappropriate sexual material to young kids at public libraries.
In Texas, MassResistance chapter chair Tracy Shannon and other parents helped uncover two registered sex offenders performing as drag queens in the Houston public library system last year. One had been convicted of assaulting an 8-year-old boy. The other, a transgender porn star, had been convicted of multiple sexual assaults against four young children (ages 4, 5, 6 and 8). Texas MassResistance parents also exposed a third registered sex offender last summer operating in Austin elementary schools as "Miss Kitty Litter," who had been convicted of male prostitution. The local government-subsidized librarian had been warned in advance by the drag queen that he would fail a criminal background check. The event was scheduled anyway with reckless disregard for the children's safety.
Parent resisters were maligned as bigots by Texas officials, who mocked their faith and concerns. Gay Houston city councilman Mike Laster sneered: "What are you afraid of?"
Ask the families suing the Boy Scouts and Catholic dioceses across the country and around the world. Resist now, parents, or regret when it's too late.
COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM
Michelle Malkin [Email her] is the author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores. Click here for Peter Brimelow’s review. Click here for Michelle Malkin's website. Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks & Cronies, ,Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs, and Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers.
Malkin is author of the book, "Open Borders, Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction," available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM