Jim Goad has produced a short film to accompany his latest essay, “Diversity, Equity, and Midair Collisions,” on the recent rise in potentially dangerous airline mishaps which just so happens to coincide with the airline industry’s increasing dedication to ever more “diversity.” (more…)
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January 21, 2024 Jim Goad
Diversity, Equity, & Midair Collisions
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I remember what air travel was like in the dark and moldy days before social progress. Back then, you could board your plane without being forced to arrive at the airport two hours before flight time and to wade glumly through labyrinthine lines where grumpy black TSA agents tore through your baggage and you had to raise your hands over your head like a criminal suspect as federal machines scanned your body to see if you’d hidden guns or drugs under your nuts. (more…)
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It’s nearly April: The time for rain. As I write, there is a drenching downpour in my neck of the woods that has lasted all day. Being forced indoors for a spell has allowed me to reflect upon white advocacy at the end of 2023’s first quarter. (more…)