Opinion: March 10, 2011 buzz: Diversity, Muslims, Facebook’s curse
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Most Viewed: ‘Whites-only’ isn’t diversity
Our editorial about a Texas scholarship that excludes nonwhites continues to draw attention for a second day in a row.
If there are scholarships and loan programs and government contracts set aside for blacks and Latinos, can there be similar set-asides for whites?That’s one of the questions raised by a small organization in Texas that has decided to offer white men $500 college scholarships. ‘In a country that proclaims equality for all,’ says the Former Majority Assn. for Equality, ‘we provide monetary aid to those that have found the scholarship application process difficult because they do not fit into certain categories or any ethnic group.’ Read on and join the heated conversation.
Most commented: The conversation: Peter King’s controversial Muslim hearings
Where do you stand on Peter King’s Muslim hearings? Is he doing the right thing, or unnecessarily exasperating Islamophobia?
Trending on Facebook: Do you suffer from Facebook envy?
Studies show that Facebook can crush one’s self-esteem, writes Op-Ed columnist Meghan Daum. Still, readers have flocked back to the mothership, er, Facebook, to share this very column.
--Alexandra Le Tellier
