{"blocks":[{"id":"fupta331-mymnxrrz","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/opinion/the-uc-davis-scale-when-race-neutral-still-involves-race/","meta":{"title":"The UC Davis scale: When ‘race-neutral’ still involves race","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/132111326.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"fa21zenx-h9k2hmpk","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/06/18/opinion/juneteenth-and-californias-debate-over-affirmative-action/","meta":{"title":"Juneteenth: A reminder that affirmative action undermines equality","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/newspress-collage-j38hahtua-1781836271151.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1781821900&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"id":"z72dho2s-w7be329b","type":"linkTool","data":{"link":"https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/opinion/fast-takes-brazilian-presidents-lousy-beijing-bet-israels-not-the-problem-and-more/","meta":{"title":"Fast Takes: Brazilian president’s lousy Beijing bet, Israel’s not the problem and more","description":"","image":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/crop-39638746_e9a21d.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=171&h=114&crop=1"}},"variant":"compact"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Congratulations, Speaker Johnson. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"You were elected by your caucus to push through legislation that would benefit the American people and lift the American spirit. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"And you should make one of your immediate priorities the passage of a long overdue update to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that enshrines colorblindness as a core American value."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The problem here is simple: Race relations in the US have taken a turn for the worse."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Back in 2013, 70% of Americans viewed race relations positively; today, that figure has dropped to a worrisome 42%. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"What happened? Have Americans truly gotten more racist"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Not really."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The real cause of this shift in sentiment is the well-developed, educrat-enforced narrative known as critical race theory (CRT) which insists that America is an inherently racist society."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000071505436.jpg?w=1024"},"caption":"\n New House Speaker Mike Johnson’s family. Mike Johnson"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Indeed, DEI, CRT and woke ideologies implant not merely awareness — but resentful awareness — against America and Americans."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Point of fact: our federal government has been the leader in propagating these divisive narratives through its own hiring practices and messaging."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"At a time when we are living with serious challenges ranging from MS-13 gang-members to Hamas in Gaza, Joe Biden called “white supremacy” the biggest terrorist threat to our nation during a graduation speech at Howard University this past spring."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Meanwhile, Kamala Harris explicitly argued for racial preferences through “equity” in every aspect of American life. "}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000024397783.jpg?w=1024"},"caption":"\n Harvard University became both a flashpoint and litmus test for the debate around racial preferences amid the recent Supreme Court decision to end Affirmative Action. AP"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Liberals would say that minority Americans have become “more aware” of systematic racism and its structures; in other words, “woke.” "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"But awareness doesn’t necessarily result in a spate of anger and division. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"All signs instead point to a well-funded — and coordinated — effort to promote such division through social-justice groups such as Black Lives Matter, whose 2020 protests resulted in $1-2 billion in property damage claims."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Helping #BLM along is the multi-billion DEI industry, which enriched itself from white guilt while producing little in the way of unity or even results."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Congress has the power to at least put a damper to this madness via a much-needed update to one of the most important civil rights laws of our time. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prevents the state from discriminating based on race. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Read at face value, it appears to uphold a critical American principle – equal treatment for all, regardless of skin color. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It is supposed to create a more unified society with greater trust and social cohesion."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000071293932.jpg?w=1024"},"caption":"\n Both President Biden and Vice President Harris have embraced racial preferences as a tool for ending what they believe is America’s history of systemic racism. Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"However, over the past 50 years, progressives have twisted the Act’s language to divisive and harmful ends."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"They’ve helped expand the number and scale of discrimination lawsuits, arguing that the mere existence of disparate outcomes means that discrimination must exist."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"This has created a bitter, litigious legal environment where everyone is able to accuse each other of racism simply for, say, not hiring enough minorities."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Companies scramble to look non-racist by rushing to hire minorities — regardless of qualifications — for fear of lawsuits, harming meritocracy and stoking employee resentment. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should be to establish a more colorblind society where people are judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Left has severely drifted from that purpose."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"They have opted to label color blindness as an evil, while guilt-tripping white Americans into viewing minorities as helpless victims."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"And this ultimately benefits no one. "}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000071505435.jpg?w=674"},"caption":"\n An archival image of Michael Tirrell James (center), the adopted African-American son of new House Speaker Mike Johnson. Mike Johnson"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Worse yet, the Left regularly pushes non-discrimination to the opposite extreme – ignoring colorblindness for the sake of blatant reverse racism."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"For years, I fought against discrimination against Asian Americans at Harvard University – discrimination that occurred, in part, because Harvard wanted to admit members of other minority groups despite their lower grades and standardized testing scores. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"We took our case all the way to the Supreme Court where we prevailed early this year and ended race-based admissions at America’s elite higher learning institutions. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"But our work is far from done, and we still need stronger enforcement mechanisms from Congress to hold universities accountable to the Court’s decision. "}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000013386067.jpg?w=1024"},"caption":"\n Asian-Americans protest in front of the Supreme Court to advocate against race-based university admissions policies that they believed penalized Asian students while benefitting blacks and Hispanics. Getty Images"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"An update to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would do just that by explicitly stating that it cannot guarantee equal outcomes. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It would need to say that discrimination of all forms is wrong, even if the race being discriminated against is white or Asian."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It would drop all racial quotas and preferences from government hiring and contracting, as these quotas only serve to feed the victimhood industry."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Such an act would not ignore the reality of race."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Speaker Johnson, you are the de facto adoptive father of an African-American child. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"You said that “it’s a reality” that your African-American child faces greater obstacles than your other children. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"This may be true. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"But you also rejected the idea that “institutional racism” is the sole cause here, citing his family upbringing, and you explicitly said that “socialism is a dead end” towards solving this and other social ills."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"

"}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/NYPICHPDPICT000013375283.jpg?w=1024"},"caption":"\n This past June, the Supreme Court overturned existing policies that allowed race to be used as a factor in determining admission to elite schools. AP"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Speaker Johnson, a National Colorblindness Amendment would reject racial socialism while encouraging Americans to look at your son and every human far beyond just his skin color. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"At the same time, your Congress can tackle many of the core issues holding minorities back, namely the decline of the traditional family structure and failure of our education system. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":""}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker: America needs healing — and a National Colorblindness Amendment can help that healing begin. "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Kenny Xu is the author of “School of Woke” and a candidate for US Congress in North Carolina’s 13^th District. "}}]}

Kenny Xu

NypKennyXu@RoundtableIO

Speaker Johnson must advocate for a truly color-blind culture

A chance for the Supremes to end Harvard’s ugly discrimination against Asians