DEI News
The Daily Signal covers Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) news with reporting, analysis, and commentary on its impact on schools, corporations, and culture.
-
news
Gill: ‘Intellectually Incoherent’ Democrats Defending DEI Are on the ‘Wrong Side’
Congressional Republicans are still fighting against illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion policies entrenched in American education institutions. At a congressional hearing on Tuesday titled “Combating DEI in American Institutions,” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, analyzed how DEI is illegal and ineffective. After the hearing, he told the Daily Signal that the “intellectually incoherent [Democrats]” were defending… -
news
New York Times Countersues Trump Admin in DEI Hiring Case
The New York Times filed a countersuit in response to litigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing the media outlet of discriminatory hiring practices. The EEOC sued the Times in May, alleging it discriminated against a white male editor seeking a promotion. The commission asserted that the Times bypassed its standard interview process in… -
opinion
Indiana Watchdog Releases DEI Audit. This Is a Model for States Across the US.
Last year, many Indiana public school teachers promised to end racist diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in schools. If successful, such assurances and the policies that follow would be models for other states. How’s it going? Turns out, the racism in public education runs deep. This week, the Indiana Family Institute released an audit of… -
opinion
What DEI Means to You
To most Americans, diversity, equity, and inclusion is an abstract, boring idea they don’t have time to worry about. But I’ve written a book on it—“The Ten Woke Commandments (You Must Not Obey)”—and I’m here to tell you why you should be paying attention to DEI. DEI means that when you apply for a job… -
news
Bernie Moreno Has Had Enough of Cincinnati’s DEI: ‘Must Be a Better Steward of Public Funds’
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is taking issue with a new policy adopted by the Cincinnati City Council, the DEI Procurement Ordinance, calling it “potentially illegal and wasteful” in a July 2 letter to Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval. Moreno went into detail about the waste involved, writing that “the DEI Procurement Ordinance expands an already bloated… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson Breaks Down the Decline of Race Relations in America
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. Recently, we’ve had a lot of discussion about racial relations, and the consensus from left to right seems constant and uniform… -
opinion
A Meritocracy, if You Can Keep It
The structure of a nation’s economy touches each citizen. It influences how citizens make life-altering decisions, from college commitments to career choices. In America, our economic order has long been undergirded by the assumption of meritocracy. Meritocracy is a simple concept: Those who work hard and excel will be rewarded, and the fruits of one’s… -
news
For the Love of DEI, Virginia Democrats Inject Race Into Tourism
The Virginia House of Delegates just released its final draft of the 2026 budget. Buried in a civil war on data centers, lifting marijuana restrictions, and giving themselves a 150% pay raise, Democrats are also seeking to spend millions on DEI tourism. Virginia legislators are busy working out the 2026 budget. After months of back… -
opinion
‘Racial Discrimination, Pure and Simple’: Trump Administration Challenges Reparations Plan in Illinois
The Trump administration has struck another blow against DEI, this time issuing a lawsuit against a “first of its kind” racial reparations program in Illinois. In 2019, the city of Evanston, Illinois, approved a “Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program” that was set to hand out tens of millions of dollars to residents—or the descendants of… -
opinion
Trump Administration Puts an End to DEI in Business Loans. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
The Trump administration is steadily—and one might say quietly—dismantling the discriminatory DEI deep state. On Thursday, the Small Business Administration released a proposed rule that would end racial discrimination in federal contracting under the category of being “socially disadvantaged.” It’s a huge win for those who support equality before the law. “Under the new rule,… -
opinion
SHOT TO THE HEART OF DEI: How the Trump Admin Is Dismantling the Legal Basis for Government-Endorsed Discrimination
The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump just took a pivotal step toward removing government-endorsed discrimination from America’s legal system and undermining the institutional apparatus of critical race theory. Critical race theory teaches that America is systemically racist and that even racially neutral policies are truly racist if they result in better outcomes for… -
opinion
Explaining Britain’s ‘Sickly Reversed’ George Floyd Moment
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. There was a murder in Britain in the town of Hampshire that’s got worldwide news because it’s kind of… -
opinion
Why Britain’s ‘DEI Police’ Watched a 19-Year-Old Boy Die in Front of Their Eyes
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: That’s the first video I couldn’t finish. It was just sick. To remind everybody what happened, we had… -
news
Meet the ‘Wicked Witch of Woke’ and the ‘Queen of DEI’ Looking to Take Key GOP Seats
Two progressive Midwest candidates are moving forward as the Democratic Party picks for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa. The women’s pasts are proof that the party is sticking with woke ideology that may not align with nearly 80% of Iowa. Sarah Trone Garriott, seeking to unseat Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Christina Bohannan,… -
news
Pride Losing Its Stride? Survey Shows Support for LGBTQ Issues Slipping
After a two-decade rise, public support for LGBTQ+ issues is dropping, according to Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey published Wednesday. Support for same-sex marriage, the morality of gay and lesbian relationships, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from their early 2020s highs. “The change has come as conservative leaders have pushed back… -
news
NOT SO FAST, MICKEY: FCC Puts Disney in the Hot Seat Over DEI
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is pushing back after a TV broadcaster owned by the Walt Disney Company accused the commission of violating the First Amendment. WABC-TV, a New York affiliate of the American Broadcasting Corp., objected to the FCC ordering the station to apply for early license renewal amid an investigation into so-called… -
opinion
Clemson Hires New President. What Does This Mean for DEI on Campus?
Last fall, Clemson University officials announced the end of a sordid list of diversity, equity, and inclusion “commissions.” But news of DEI’s death at the college may be premature: The school’s board of trustees hired a new president with a checkered past of applying racial preferences. Are the trustees and administrators serious about civil rights… -
news
Florida Senate President in Hot Seat Over Pro-DEI College President Pick
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is attracting controversy after he allegedly greenlighted board appointments that paved the way for a candidate with a history of supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to become the sole candidate for the University of Florida presidency. “You can thank @Sen_Albritton for green-lighting these board appointments right before a new… -
exclusive
Law School Threatened Disciplinary Action Against Students Who Opted Out of DEI Training
First on the Daily Signal—Defending Education uncovered that Simmons Law School at Southern Illinois University threatened students who did not attend a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training with a “letter of reprimand,” which would be placed in a student’s permanent file and potentially shared with the bar. “Those who cannot attend in person typically… -
opinion
A Boycott That’s Increasingly Off-Target: The Pitfalls of Pushing DEI
In an announcement on YouTube in March, Atlanta pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant said that he and his fellow progressive Target boycotters were declaring victory and going home—or back to Target, as the case may be. “This fight, for us, has now reached its conclusion,” he said. There was only one problem: No one told the…