The Hoover Institution at Stanford has long supported the data-backed studies of conservative economists on disparities in schooling from Thomas Sowell, Mike Petrelli, Walter White and Chester E. Finn Jr among others.
The general conservative reaction to the mountain of data is that the studies are correct. The concern is in "what to do next?" or "Yes, the data is bad but it doesn't mean that racism lurks behind every tree."
A change in policy may result in even worse outcomes.
To be fair, the fact that something happens to be true (which, I feel the need to point out, no one here is actually disputing in this case) doesn't have any direct bearing on the question of whether polite society, in the counterfactual case that it were not true, would allow studies to conclude accordingly.
Not understanding the point, unless your aim is to be conspiratorial in nature.
The Stanford/Hoover Institute studies are obviously the contrarian view so yes "society" allows an opposing viewpoint...backed by data.
Last I checked, you're free to conclude whatever you wish even when lacking verifiable data unless your actual goal is to be liked by some particular segment of "society."
I believe you're acting in good faith, and am a little sad you think I'm acting in bad faith.
Can't speak for ed25519FUUU, but I certainly do not have anything against the above linked research. I think ed25519FUUU's point was that doing honest research has become tricky: if a researcher were to get a factually correct but politically incorrect result, could the researcher publish it without facing negative consequences?
It was not an argument against the linked research, it was just a tangential hypothetical.
The Hoover Institution at Stanford has long supported the data-backed studies of conservative economists on disparities in schooling from Thomas Sowell, Mike Petrelli, Walter White and Chester E. Finn Jr among others.
The general conservative reaction to the mountain of data is that the studies are correct. The concern is in "what to do next?" or "Yes, the data is bad but it doesn't mean that racism lurks behind every tree."
A change in policy may result in even worse outcomes.
STUDIES & OPINION:
- https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/how-think-a...
- https://www.educationnext.org/disparate-impact-theory-bad-fi...
- https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/disparities...