Staff Reports
In a display worthy of a farce, the Biden-Harris administration has made it a mission to infuse Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives into the very fabric of the federal government. A report by the conservative policy group Do No Harm has shed light on this DEI extravaganza, revealing that at least 500 different methods have been employed to spread this approach across various federal agencies. It’s clear: this administration is determined to ensure that DEI becomes so ubiquitous that one might expect even the least relevant agency—say, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing—to have a DEI chief.
This rampant spending on DEI wasn’t just a suggestion; it practically became an order of the day when President Biden whipped out his executive pen on the first day of his administration. The decree made every federal agency responsible for affirmatively advancing equity and civil rights, essentially turning government workers into what can only be described as diversity SWAT teams. With follow-up orders, the administration firmly established that not only should they address these topics, but heaven forbid they miss any chance to educate Americans on the supposed injustices that have plagued the nation—not just back in history class, but every day, ad nauseam.
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The report doesn’t skimp on the details, noting that a variety of federal agencies have rolled out over 80 Equity Action Plans. These plans range from the mildly inconvenient—like the Social Security Administration tracking even more racial data—to the far more alarming, such as the Treasury Department becoming a seemingly never-ending lecture series on America’s alleged racial failings. Like sipping on a bitter cup of tea, it’s painful but impossible to ignore the bitter flavor of all this woke training, which apparently has become mandatory in many federal workplaces.
Critics don’t hold back when branding these so-called training programs as purely “woke,” intended to steer workers down an ideological rabbit hole. Take, for instance, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has made it clear that equity will now be a part of their decision-making process. It’s as if regulating energy has suddenly morphed into a group therapy session focusing on fairness for so-called underserved communities, reinforcing the belief that any perceived inequity is a pressing national crisis demanding legislative solutions.
It is abundantly clear that these initiatives have also found a way to prioritize specific groups at the expense of others—quite often white Americans, and even more specifically, white men. To prove this, one only needs to look at the American Battle Monuments Commission, which aims to increase spending on minority-owned and women-owned businesses. This kind of targeted action raises questions about federal resources, as it seems likely that some groups are set to benefit while others fade into the backdrop of government contracts and grants. Meanwhile, the Smithsonian Institution has jumped on the bandwagon, vowing to focus on America’s darker historical narratives rather than its accomplishments. Prioritizing discussions about race over a more balanced historical perspective is hardly a recipe for unifying Americans.
This wave of DEI initiatives did not begin with Biden, of course, as previous administrations dabbled in these waters. Still, after the George Floyd incident, spending skyrocketed from a mere $27 million in 2019 to over $1 billion annually on contracts that mention DEI. All of this is hardly an isolated event but rather part of a comprehensive scheme. Given the current trajectory, one can only assume that the Biden administration views spending taxpayer dollars on these policies as positively virtuous, despite the growing chorus of voters who would rather see their money spent on, oh, I don’t know, actual infrastructure or perhaps just keeping the lights on.
Moral of the story: as America finds itself deep in the throes of the DEI frenzy, replacing traditional principles of fairness and meritocracy with a new order, one thing remains clear: this whole charade is nothing less than a costly misadventure that is likely to frustrate taxpayers and change the landscape of federal employment indefinitely.
