[image: image.png] opening thoughts:
What came to be called DEI was never about affirmative action; it was about ensuring no one was held back or denied advancement for stupid, superficial reasons. The goal was to ensure no one got a promotion just because they had a certain look or spoke in a certain way that mirrored their superiors.
Being woke is to understand and overcome the barriers to meritocracy <link.houstonchronicle.com/click/38516799.4579/aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLnN0YW5mb3JkLmVkdS9zdG9yaWVzLzIwMjAvMDYvc2V2ZW4tZmFjdG9ycy1jb250cmlidXRpbmctYW1lcmljYW4tcmFjaXNtP3NpZD01ZGZkMGE0YmZjOTQyZDY0MWFlYjBiOTQ…> .
Once you understand that everyone has equal potential, no matter their appearance or gender, it follows that an organization’s workforce and leadership should reflect its community. Any system that decides straight white men are the most suitable for top jobs is not meritocratic; it’s white supremacy.
Hegseth is no more qualified to serve as defense secretary than I am as a white male media personality and veteran. He hates DEI because it is meritocratic, and if the world were fair, he’d still be sitting on the “Fox and Friends” couch <link.houstonchronicle.com/click/38516799.4579/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHkvcGV0ZS1oZWdzZXRocy1kcmlua2luZy13b3JyaWVkLWNvbGxlYWd1ZXMtZm94LW5ld3Mtc291cmNlcy10ZWx…> .
rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Bill Scher* is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. topics: TRUMP TO CREATE RELIGIOUS OFFICE IN WHITE HOUSE, TARGET ‘ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS’.
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Trump’s Imperialism Puts Americans Last The president demands more territory from Greenland to Gaza as if America were a real estate holding company. But most Americans won’t get a penny. Hot squared politically hot and climate hot…we are the boiling frog (The story goes that a frog put into boiling water will jump out, but a frog put into tepid water that’s slowly heated will not notice the danger.) January 2025 was hottest January on record despite factors thought to make that less likely
Our American Oligarchy Extracting, defending, and sanctifying the wealth of—and rule by—the few
Saudi Arabia denies Trump’s claim, says no normalization with Israel without Palestinian state <www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/saudi-arabia-denies-trump-s-claim-says-no-normalization-with-israel-without-palestinian-state/3472052>
Trump’s Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East <foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/06/witkoff-trump-real-estate-envoy-middle-east-israel-palestine-gaza/>
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office <apnews.com/article/trump-russell-vought-confirmation-budget-project-2025-7d1c476694176876256e95cecbd49231>
Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Hegseth, DEI,Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Bill Scher
What came to be called DEI was never about affirmative action; it was about ensuring no one was held back or denied advancement for stupid, superficial reasons. The goal was to ensure no one got a promotion just because they had a certain look or spoke in a certain way that mirrored their superiors.
Being woke is to understand and overcome the barriers to meritocracy <link.houstonchronicle.com/click/38516799.4579/aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLnN0YW5mb3JkLmVkdS9zdG9yaWVzLzIwMjAvMDYvc2V2ZW4tZmFjdG9ycy1jb250cmlidXRpbmctYW1lcmljYW4tcmFjaXNtP3NpZD01ZGZkMGE0YmZjOTQyZDY0MWFlYjBiOTQ…> .
Once you understand that everyone has equal potential, no matter their appearance or gender, it follows that an organization’s workforce and leadership should reflect its community. Any system that decides straight white men are the most suitable for top jobs is not meritocratic; it’s white supremacy.
Hegseth is no more qualified to serve as defense secretary than I am as a white male media personality and veteran. He hates DEI because it is meritocratic, and if the world were fair, he’d still be sitting on the “Fox and Friends” couch <link.houstonchronicle.com/click/38516799.4579/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHkvcGV0ZS1oZWdzZXRocy1kcmlua2luZy13b3JyaWVkLWNvbGxlYWd1ZXMtZm94LW5ld3Mtc291cmNlcy10ZWx…> .
rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Bill Scher* is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. topics: TRUMP TO CREATE RELIGIOUS OFFICE IN WHITE HOUSE, TARGET ‘ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS’.
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Trump’s Imperialism Puts Americans Last The president demands more territory from Greenland to Gaza as if America were a real estate holding company. But most Americans won’t get a penny. Hot squared politically hot and climate hot…we are the boiling frog (The story goes that a frog put into boiling water will jump out, but a frog put into tepid water that’s slowly heated will not notice the danger.) January 2025 was hottest January on record despite factors thought to make that less likely
Our American Oligarchy Extracting, defending, and sanctifying the wealth of—and rule by—the few
Saudi Arabia denies Trump’s claim, says no normalization with Israel without Palestinian state <www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/saudi-arabia-denies-trump-s-claim-says-no-normalization-with-israel-without-palestinian-state/3472052>
Trump’s Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East <foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/06/witkoff-trump-real-estate-envoy-middle-east-israel-palestine-gaza/>
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office <apnews.com/article/trump-russell-vought-confirmation-budget-project-2025-7d1c476694176876256e95cecbd49231>
Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Hegseth, DEI,Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Bill Scher
