How have the far-left policies of the Biden administration affected American diplomacy? At a recent hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s accountability subcommittee, I had a chance to answer this question for Congress—and the news isn’t good.
Former President Joe Biden ordered “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” staff hired, and he pushed new programs throughout the federal government. With alacrity, the State Department responded with changes to hiring and promotions at home and with increasingly ideological programs abroad.
The words sound fine, but DEI is worse than the sum of its parts.
Diversity is wonderful when it arises naturally from fair competition and individual choice. And no one has a problem with “inclusion,” though what it means is a bit woolly.
It’s “equity” where we run into problems. The word used to—and still…
