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Lexington lawsuit tests Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ+ lessons & Elementary Critical Thinking
“In a test of a recent Supreme Court ruling, a parent is suing Lexington Public Schools to have his child excused from LGBTQ+-themed instruction and readings that he claims violate his religious beliefs.” - Boston Globe, November 13, 2025 There is a sharp disparity between the emotional heat of this issue and the simplicity of the principle that resolves it: private belief cannot supersede public tolerance . No one can require public spheres to reflect and uphold their prefer

Carlos
6 days ago2 min read
Judge, Rita F. Lin of Federal District Court in San Francisco embodying DEI integrity
I use the term, “DEI Integrity” to connote the importance of practicing inclusivity with fidelity to facts, reason, candor, and courage. We are facing bald-faced efforts to eviscerate inclusivity practices, to turn them inside out, to tar and feather them, to transmogrify them in ways that perhaps even Orwell might find unimaginable. We’ve been watching and waiting, taking deep breaths, shedding some tears, wondering if and when something might happen to turn the tide of the

Carlos
Nov 155 min read


DEI Integrity: Supporting Best DEI Practices in these Surreal Times
DEI practitioners are facing an unprecedented onslaught of efforts to flip scripts, undermine civility, defy logic, and override justice,...

Carlos
Oct 83 min read
Why We Must Stay the Course: “Judge blocks Trump guidance that threatened DEI programs in schools”
Even though the legal reaction-correction times tend to lag far behind the shock and intimidation gushing out of Washington, logic, law,...

Carlos
Aug 143 min read


What Comes After DEI? Better DEI
The recent New Yorker article by Emma Green, “What Comes After D.E.I.?” , chronicles what some are calling the “pluralism pivot” — a...

Carlos
Apr 175 min read


Ten Toes Down, No Flinchin’
Generated vis ChatGPT4.5 Organizations I support in my capacity as a DEI consultant, like organizations across the country, are...

Carlos
Apr 153 min read


DEI: Expansive or Restrictive? A Salon Conversation
I was encouraged by the unique perspectives and the common ground in evidence during this generative discussion about DEI in this...

Carlos
Apr 121 min read


For Journalists - What Is DEI? An Explainer to Contextualize Your Reporting
Photo credit: alyssasieb/nappy.co I was honored to be able to contribute to this corrective guide on how reporters should and should not...

Carlos
Mar 277 min read


One Boycott to Humble Them All
So, where you at, SuperCitizen? Where you at ACLU? Where you at Southern Poverty Law Center? Where you at NAACP? Where you at George...

Carlos
Mar 242 min read


Cowardice in the Face of State-Sponsored Thuggery
Image generated using ChatGPT4.5 The etymology of the word thug traces back to an organized group of murderers and robbers in...

Carlos
Mar 223 min read


It’s Nothing Less Than Jim Crow Politicide*
*Politicide: the systematic erasure of certain groups from civic, political, and historical recognition Part One - Do You See What’s...

Carlos
Mar 154 min read


I Know! Let's Call it PB&J!
Image generated using ChatGPT4.5 "Household-name companies, like Walmart and Meta, have scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion goals...

Carlos
Mar 143 min read


Response: Keep Teaching with DEI Integrity
"Educational institutions should continue to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility among their student bodies. The...

Carlos
Feb 281 min read


Because Critical Inquiry is the Bane of Dogma
“...there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive...

Carlos
Feb 233 min read


DOGE is a DEI Department
If a professional setting policies to support workplace diversity is engaged in DEI, then so too is a policymaker setting rules that...

Carlos
Feb 212 min read


“Common Sense” as Code for Us, Not Them
by Frits Ahlefeldt Common sense is not so common. - Voltaire “This administration is bringing back common sense and restoring biological...

Carlos
Feb 203 min read


Two Sample Refusal Letters
My daughter, who teaches in Cambridge, let me know that her kids were scheduled to visit the John F. Kennedy Museum today. When they got...

Carlos
Feb 185 min read


Tolerating Tolerance as the Necessary & Sufficient Baseline Inclusivity Expectation
"The worst thing we can do with words is to surrender to them." — George Orwell Part One: What is the Essence of Inclusivity? Finding the...

Carlos
Feb 149 min read


Parable: Defiance, Not Compliance – Deference to Nonsense Makes No Sense
Image generated via ChatGPT40 Dear NYT Editor, A parable for your readers in response to "Alarmed, Employers Ask: What Is ‘Illegal...

Carlos
Feb 112 min read


Decoupling (as best we can) Psychology from Physiology to Maximize Fairness & Inclusion
Images generated via ChatGPT4o The current discourse on trans identity and sports could benefit immensely from rethinking the fundamental...

Carlos
Feb 105 min read
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