The Daily Signal Victor Davis Hanson: The Generation That Got Wiped Out: DEI’s War on White Men
Dec 24, 2025
White men in America face increasing exclusion from key fields, according to a thought-provoking article discussed by the host. The conversation delves into the impact of affirmative action and the post-George Floyd hiring landscape, highlighting a decline in meritocracy. Liberal gatekeepers are critiqued for lowering standards in various industries, raising concerns about the quality of talent. The host argues that these changes foster mediocrity while urging a political pushback against current practices to restore merit-based systems.
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Demography And Early Affirmative Action
- Jacob Savage argues white males were dominant due to demography and then displaced by affirmative-action-era policies.
- Victor Davis Hanson connects these shifts to proportionate representation by the millennium and later changes after George Floyd.
Post‑George Floyd Hiring Surge
- Post–George Floyd hiring created what Hanson calls repertory or reparative hiring that cut white male representation sharply.
- Hanson cites Stanford dropping to about nine percent white males as an example of these accelerated shifts.
Meritocracy Loss Lowers Cultural Quality
- Hanson links the loss of meritocracy to declining quality in entertainment and institutions.
- He cites franchises like Star Wars and James Bond and halftime shows as evidence of lowered standards.