Paul Swamidass

Paul Swamidass

Op-ed Contributor

Why elitist DEI programs really neglect poor minorities

The underperformance of poor minority students in K-12 deserves the attention of DEI proponents. For inexplicable reasons, DEI proponents do not offer any commendable service to these students to enable them to excel in school and become literate.

Why elitist DEI programs really neglect poor minorities

Critical values theory: A substitute for CRT?

America is divided.  Critical race theory is right about that. However, CRT fails as a tool to explain satisfactorily and fix the divisiveness. There is a better tool to understand as well as heal the divisiveness in America today.

Critical values theory: A substitute for CRT?

How should we evaluate elected officials?

A person’s insight is revealed, when he or she understands, interprets, reasons, and explains a complex issue for the benefit of the public, which lacks insight or needs help in understanding a complex issue/problem.

How should we evaluate elected officials?

How India’s anti-conversion laws selectively deny freedom of religion for Indians

India’s famed Emperor Ashoka was an ancient convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. He demonstrated that a person is NOT forced by others to convert from one religion to another. Today, “religious conversions are forced,” is the flawed premise of all anti-conversion laws of India. Who could have forced mighty Emperor Ashoka to change his religion? The Emperor’s famous religious conversion was his choice.

How India’s anti-conversion laws selectively deny freedom of religion for Indians

Why America needs a national 'Fatherless Children’s Day'

Now that Father’s Day is behind us, let us consider a related matter. On Father's Day, when we are saying kind, grateful things to fathers on social media, at churches, at homes, at parties, and everywhere else, we are confirming how important and valuable the role of the father is to his children.

Why America needs a national 'Fatherless Children’s Day'

Joe Manchin, a rare American statesman

Statesmen make unpopular decisions, eschew partisan gain in order to protect the national interest by using superior judgment even at the cost of their own political standing.

Joe Manchin, a rare American statesman

NBA players’ success refutes CRT. The secret four-letter word

This data is convincing evidence that NBA has come a long way since the FIRST Black player Earl Lloyd played in an NBA game 71 years ago. Based on 2019 Census data, whites make 61% of the population but, now, only 17% are white players in the NBA.

NBA players’ success refutes CRT. The secret four-letter word