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In this episode I'm following up on a tip from a listener who suggested that I should speak with David Bernstein. David was on Michael Shermer's podcast discussing civil liberty, free speech, and constitutional law issues. In the current situation of highly polarized public debate it is critical that we listen to both sides of the argument and don't fall victim to bias. This is a job for The Rational View! David E. Bernstein holds a University Professor Chair at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School. He is the author or co-author of seven books including, most recently, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Find my on Facebook, LInkedIn, and Instagram
For the final episode of the year, Anchoring Truths presents a special episode featuring Professor David Bernstein of the Scalia Law School at George Mason University. Prof. Bernstein delivered remarks on the American Law of Race post the Harvard cas, Students for Fair Admissions, delivered at our James Wilson Senior Seminar on October 20th. Host Garrett Snedeker served as a research assistant on Prof. Bernstein's book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.
It may surprise some to know that the government has definitive racial classifications for Americans, and it can be still further intriguing to find that the agency tasked with collecting, recording, and managing this data is the Office of Management and Budget. In this podcast, Prof. David Bernstein, author of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, joins us for an explanation of why this is and how we got here. Featuring: Prof. David Bernstein, University Professor of Law and Executive Director, Liberty & Law Center, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Originally Recorded April 13th, 2023About Professor David E. Bernstein: https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/bernstein_davidCheck out Professor Bernstein's latest book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America: https://www.amazon.com/Classified-Untold-Racial-Classification-America/dp/1637581734 Get full access to Unlicensed Philosophy with Chuong Nguyen at musicallyspeaking.substack.com/subscribe
Most Americans have had to do it at some point: check the box that most closely describes how you identify your race or ethnicity. But those categories can be limiting. How did America settle on the specific categories that are in use? And what does it mean for how the country works on a sociological level and a legal one? David E. Bernstein is a law professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He's written several books and scholarly articles dealing with legal history and legal interpretation, such as Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America and Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform. David and Greg discuss both of those books in a sweeping conversation about the history of race in America, why certain categories or groups were established, and how the idea of progressivism can look starkly different depending on the time period. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:Why are educated people so comfortable with simplistic narratives?01:04:15: For academics, I think that once a narrative becomes established, it's really hard to fight against it. You're a young academic writing your Ph.D. thesis, you're writing your initial articles. Yes, you might want to be the Dragon Slayer who proves the new thesis and everyone else was wrong. But you better do that really well. So if you do a half-baked job, don't persuade people that much. People can say, "Oh, you're just a nut; you're just someone on the fringe, and you don't know what you're talking about." It's a lot easier to go along with the accepted narrative, add your little piece to it, add your little extra research, get tenure, and live your happy life. So I think most people are go along to get along people, they're not especially independent-minded or interested in upsetting the apple cart.On the identity entrepreneur issue12:05: The identity entrepreneur issue—there are several layers to it. There are people who could choose one of many identities and choose whatever happens to be the most convenient for their particular purposes.Why are classifications so influential?16:13: One reason these classifications are so influential is that the census uses them. And it's not just that the census uses them. The census is the font of all data for researchers.Are Americans becoming less prejudiced?39:59: I think what we have in the long run is a cultural battle that's sort of beneath the surface that no one talks about between what's going on at the grassroots, where Americans are less prejudiced than they've ever been. 95% of Americans have no objection to interracial marriage, compared to 4% in 1958. That's quite a difference.Show Links:Recommended Resources:The Rise of the Unmeltable EthnicsLochner v. New YorkBuchanan v. WarleyAffirmative ActionWhat Blood Won't Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America Rachel DolezalDesi ArnazTed WilliamsLefty GomezHank GreenbergJackie RobinsonDred Scott v. SandfordMichael Shermer and Skeptic Magazine Guest Profile:Faculty Profile at George Mason UniversityContributor's Profile on The Federalist SocietyDavid E. Bernstein on TwitterHis Work:David E. Bernstein on Google ScholarScholarly Papers Article on Tablet MagazineClassified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in AmericaLawless: The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care CaseRehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination LawsOnly One Place of Redress: African Americans, Labor Regulations, and the Courts from Reconstruction to the New Deal (Constitutional Conflicts)
Brandy and David invite David E. Bernstein, professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law and author of "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America," to the podcast. We will discuss the proposed new 'Middle Eastern and North African' (MENA) classification to be included in the US Census pushed by Arab American groups. What would this mean for the American Jewish community? Will Israeli Americans be considered part of a new MENA classification? Can Mizrahi Jews claim this distinction? What of Ashkenazi Jews who may feel closer to their Middle Eastern heritage than to a European one? And how could this new classification play out for those seeking a legal victim status?
Joe Selvaggi talks with George Mason Law Professor David E. Bernstein about his book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, discussing the ways in which racial definitions once used for past abuse and exclusion have evolved to become a central feature used to describe modern society.
Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. They chat about the development and history of the completely absurd and arbitrary racial classification system in the United States, whether the federal government should even be classifying people by race at all, and what system, if any, should replace our current one. Get the book here: https://posthillpress.com/book/classified-the-untold-story-of-racial-classification-in-americaShow Notes:Cato Institute: “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaLaw & Liberty: Scott Gerber – “Separating Race and State”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/separating-race-and-state/Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: “Classified: The Untold Story Of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.manhattan-institute.org/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaWashington Post: George F. Will – “How racial preferences feed grasping grievance groups and grow ever more absurd”https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/racial-preferences-absurd-identity-politics/
Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by David E. Bernstein, University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. They chat about the development and history of the completely absurd and arbitrary racial classification system in the United States, whether the federal government should even be classifying people by race at all, and what system, if any, should replace our current one. Get the book here: https://posthillpress.com/book/classified-the-untold-story-of-racial-classification-in-americaShow Notes:Cato Institute: “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.cato.org/multimedia/events/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaLaw & Liberty: Scott Gerber – “Separating Race and State”https://lawliberty.org/book-review/separating-race-and-state/Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: “Classified: The Untold Story Of Racial Classification In America” (VIDEO)https://www.manhattan-institute.org/classified-untold-story-racial-classification-americaWashington Post: George F. Will – “How racial preferences feed grasping grievance groups and grow ever more absurd”https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/racial-preferences-absurd-identity-politics/
Shermer and Bernstein discuss: the SCOTUS case on affirmative action and race preferences at Harvard and elsewhere • Elizabeth Warren (Cherokee ancestry — Bureau of Indian Affairs rejects?) • Tiger Woods: Cablinasian (European, African, Thai, Chinese ancestry) • George Zimmerman (Hispanic, half Hispanic, mixed-race, White Hispanic, White, or…?) • Rachel Dolezal (NAACP official, adopted an African American identity, though has none) • Kamala Harris (child of an Indian immigrant mother, father of mixed-African and European heritage from Jamaica) • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) • ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) • the biology and legality of race • the one-drop rule of race classification • the rise of modern racial classification • Hispanic, Italian, Polish, Jewish, Armenian, Cajun, South Asian, Arab, and Iranian categories • American Indians/Native Americans • race classification and reparations • How can we achieve a race-blind society? David E. Bernstein holds a University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where he has been teaching since 1995. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, William and Mary, Brooklyn Law School, and the University of Turin. Known as a fearless contrarian, Professor Bernstein often challenges the conventional wisdom with prodigious research and sharp, original analysis. His book Rehabilitating Lochner was praised across the political spectrum as “intellectual history in its highest form,” a “fresh perspective and a cogent analysis,” “delightful and informative,” “sharp and iconoclastic,” “well-written and destined to be influential,” and “a terrific work of historical revisionism.” Professor Bernstein blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy (the leading law professor blog) and at Instapundit.com. Professor Bernstein is a graduate of the Yale Law School, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law, Economics, and Public Policy. Professor Bernstein is married and has three children of mixed Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Spanish-Jewish origin. He prefers not to classify them.
A call for the separation of race and state, backed by a deep dive into the surreal world of racial classification in America...Clarity from Chaos guest: David E. Bernstein, author of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in AmericaAmericans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, they are ubiquitous in American life. Applying for a job, mortgage, university admission, citizenship, government contracts, and much more involves checking a box stating whether one is Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American.While reviewing the surprising history of American racial classifications, Classified raises questions about the classifications' coherence, logic, and fairness; for example:• Should Pakistani, Chinese, and Filipino Americans be in the same category despite their obvious differences in culture, appearance, religion, and more?• Why does the government not allow Americans to classify themselves as bi- or multi-racial?• How did the government decide that a dark-complexioned, burka-wearing Muslim Yemini should be classified as generically white, but a blond-haired, blue-eyed immigrant from Spain should be classified as Hispanic and treated as a member of a minority group?• Why does the government require biomedical researchers to classify study participants by the official racial categories, when the classifications have no scientific basis?In an increasingly diverse society with high rates of intergroup marriage, the American system of racial classification is getting even more arbitrary and absurd. With rising ethno-nationalism threatening democracy around the world, it's also dangerous. Classified argues that the time has come to consider abolishing official racial classification and replace it with the separation of race and state.David E. Bernstein holds a University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where he has been teaching since 1995. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, William & Mary, Brooklyn Law School, and the University of Turin.Known as a fearless contrarian, Professor Bernstein often challenges the conventional wisdom with prodigious research and sharp, original analysis. His book Rehabilitating Lochner was praised across the political spectrum as “intellectual history in its highest form,” a “fresh perspective and a cogent analysis,” “delightful and informative,” “sharp and iconoclastic,” “well-written and destined to be influential,” and “a terrific work of historical revisionism.” Professor Bernstein blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy (the leading law professor blog) and at Instapundit.com. Professor Bernstein is a graduate of the Yale Law School, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law, Economics, and Public Policy.Professor Bernstein is married and has three children of mixed Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Spanish-Jewish origin. He prefers not to classify them.FIND HIS TWITTER HERE:Support the show"Wherever you find yourself is exactly and precisely where God wills you to be" Follow us on X: @CFC30290 Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-3123766 Website: https://clarityfromchaospodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Thanks for listening to Clarity from Chaos
BILL WALTON, Host, The Bill Walton Show What is Michael Bloomberg's relationship with China? What is Apple's role in the Chinese protests against Zero Covid? Are there good returns on ESG investments? DAVID BERNSTEIN, Author, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America Bernstein explains the emphasis on race in the United States Where do the classifications of race come from? Do the classifications of race have an impact on political power? KYLE SHIDELER, Director/Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism at Center for Security Policy: An update on recent activity of Antifa Is Antifa "defending" drag shows in the U.S.? How does Antifa use social media to plan their violence?
Our speakers will be Dan Bouk, who is the Department Chair of History at Colgate University and the author of the new book called Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the US Census and How to Read Them. Dan will speak about our ongoing governmental data collection to determine race, gender, and other personal information. The search for these answers and ethnic classification informs us about who we are as a society. The downside is that these questions highlight differences in our national identity.Our second speaker is George Mason Law Professor David Bernstein who is the author of the book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. The answer to the question whether you are White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or other has consequences. It can determine who gets a government contract, a job or is admitted to a select college. Should the government be in the racial classification business, and do government imposed racial classifications undermine our societal objective to live in a multi-racial society? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe
Hugh covers the news of the morning with audio clips and talks with Salena Zito, Jake Sherman, Josh Kraushaar, and David E. Bernstein, University Professor chair at George Mason University School of Law, author of “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden wants to give Ukraine more money and Russia may have just started World War III! Professor David E. Bernstein tells Shaun how much money is pumped into racially dividing people and how to stop the political forces taking us in the wrong direction in his new book "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America". PLUS, Dr. Stephen Soloway uncovers the corruption of the medical community in his new book "Medical Politics: How to Protect Yourself from Bad Doctors, Insurance Companies, and Big Government".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this Election Day episode of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles talks to RealClearPolitics's Sean Trende about the best way to read the polls, the perils of polling in the Internet Age, and where Sean thinks the Republicans' high and low watermarks will be in the 2022 midterms. After that, Charles talks to George Mason University law professor, David Bernstein, about his fascinating book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License.
This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the use of racial preferences in college admissions at Harvard and The University of North Carolina. Your hosts do a deep dive into those arguments, pulling out the best, worst, and most interesting questions. GianCarlo then interviews Professor David Bernstein who filed an influential amicus brief in the cases and wrote a fascinating book called Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Lastly, GianCarlo quizzes Zack to see if he can identify the most famous and infamous quotes from the Supreme Court's race jurisprudence.As mentioned in the episode, you can read Ed Whelan's article here and Professor Ilya Somin's article here.Follow us on Twitter @scotus101 and @tzsmith. And please send questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes to scotus101@heritage.org.Don't forget to leave a 5-star rating.Stay caffeinated and opinionated with a SCOTUS 101 mug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Law Professor David Bernstein looks at the system of racial classifications in the USA and explains why they have been harmful. Original Article: "Review of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. '
In his recent book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, Professor David Bernstein breaks down the history of American racial classifications, and raises questions about the classifications' coherence, logic, and fairness. Professor Bernstein joins us to discuss his book and the role that racial classifications should or should not play in our society.Featuring:Professor David Bernstein, University Professor and Executive Director, Liberty & Law Center, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason UniversityCory Liu, Partner, Ashcroft Law Firm
Law Professor David Bernstein looks at the system of racial classifications in the USA and explains why they have been harmful. Original Article: "Review of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. '
Linda Cope joined Veronica LIVE to discuss upcoming Warrior Beach Retreat events. Dr. Andrew Weber, Hematology/Oncology Specialist and Nurse Practitioner Lisa Neuenfeldtfrom Florida Cancer Affiliates stopped by the studio to discuss breast cancer awareness. Veronica celebrated her five year anniversary of beating breast cancer. Attorney and Professor David Bernstein of the George Mason Law School discussed his very interesting new book called Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.
Attorney & Professor David Bernstein joins Veronica LIVE for a very interesting discussion about his book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.
Today on the Richard Syrett Show: Host of the “Marc Patrone Show”, Marc Patrone gives an update on hurricane Ian. Tony Heller, founder of RealClimateScience.com speaks on the death of Canadian climatologist Dr. Tim Ball. Author David E. Berstein talks about his book “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America”. Managing editor at Blacklocks, Tom Korski discusses the media facing a crisis of mistrust. Then Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy on the potential sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline.
Americans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, these classifications are ubiquitous in American life—and their boundaries are policed by the government. On this week's special episode, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and director of constitutional studies Ilya Shapiro moderates a panel featuring David Bernstein, professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School; Glenn Loury, Manhattan Institute Paulson fellow; and Adrienne Davis, professor at Washington University Law School. Bernstein's new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, is out now.
Biden unsure about running, inflation, crime, and everything else. Clueless man walking alone with a teleprompter. Peter Navarro author of Taking Back Trump's America: Why We Lost the White House and How We'll Win It Back David E. Bernstein, author of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Bernstein holds a University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where he has been teaching since 1995. The Doug Collins Podcast: http://TheDougCollinsPodcast.comDoug breaks down the latest craziness --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-buff-show/support
Today, The Two Mikes hosted David E. Bernstein, who holds a University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University. Professor Bernstein has just published a long-needed book about the "sordid business" of the federal government's racial classification system. The book is called Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. The racial classification system started out a well-intentioned tool to assist the Black-Americans to compete economically and in educational opportunities during the Civil Rights Era. As with many of the national government's good intentions, the racial classification system has become a civil rights nightmare by enabling bureaucrats to define race more or less as they see fit. For example, Europeans from Spain are identified in the same category as South American Hispanics and an almost infinitesimal percentage of Asian, African, or Native American blood in an individual allows that person to claim that heritage for a leg-up in jobs, education, and the federal dole. One of the endorsers of Dr. Berntsein's Book, Law Professor Glenn Reynolds, best-sums up the point and great worth of the book by writing that the book's analysis of the mess the United States is in because of its racial classification system is total and obvious: "We mock the racial-classification schemes of the Jim Crow South, Nazi Germany, and Aparthied South Africa. But as David Bernstein has ably demonstrated, our own racial-classification system is just as risible, and no more scientific." Dr. Bernstein's book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America is available at: Amazon, Powell's Books, and Barnes and Noble. Sponsors My Pillow: https://www.mypillow.com/twomikes EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com/?coupon=twomikes Our Gold Guy: https://www.ourgoldguy.com www.TwoMikes.us
Racial classification is ubiquitous in American life. Job applications, university admissions, government contracts, and much more involve checking a box stating whether one is black, white, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American.David Bernstein has written a surprising and revealing book on how these classifications came about, with the federal government playing a leading role. It asks:Should Pakistani, Chinese, and Filipino Americans be in the same category despite obvious differences in culture, appearance, religion, and more?Why does the government not allow Americans to classify themselves as biracial or multiracial?How did a dark‐complexioned, burka‐wearing Muslim Yemeni come to be classified as generically white while a blond‐haired, blue‐eyed newcomer is classified as minority if arriving from a country where Spanish is spoken?Why does the government require biomedical researchers to classify study participants by official racial categories that have no scientific basis?Bernstein's provocative book ends with a call for a separation of race and state. Commenting will be Jane Coaston, host of the New York Times's podcast The Argument, and Prof. Robert Cottrol, a scholar of race and legal history at George Washington University Law School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On today's show we chat with author David E. Bernstein of "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America" - A call for the separation of race and state, backed by a deep dive into the surreal world of racial classification in America. Americans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, they are ubiquitous in American life. Applying for a job, mortgage, university admission, citizenship, government contracts, and much more involves checking a box stating whether one is Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American. https://www.amazon.com/Classified-Untold-Racial-Classification-America-ebook/dp/B09Z3894L6 GUEST OVERVIEW: David E. Bernstein holds a University Professorship chair at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where he has been teaching since 1995. Known as a fearless contrarian, Professor Bernstein often challenges the conventional wisdom with prodigious research and sharp, original analysis. He is a graduate of the Yale Law School, where he was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and a John M. Olin Fellow.
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Americans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, they are ubiquitous in American life. Applying for a job, mortgage, university admission, citizenship, government contracts, and much more involves checking a box stating whether one is Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American.David Bernstein's new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, attempts to illuminate these “crude classifications”, showing how the government's formalizing and flattening of racial categories led to the forming of new interest groups, anti-discrimination policy, and complicated, ever-evolving definitions. But rather than attack affirmative action, it asks: if we're going to classify people by race, what is the goal? How do the tools we use to do so accomplish it? And what can we do going forward to do so in a better way? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Americans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, they are ubiquitous in American life. Applying for a job, mortgage, university admission, citizenship, government contracts, and much more involves checking a box stating whether one is Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American. Professor Bernstein discusses the surprising history of American racial classifications from research findings for his new book: Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.
My guest today is David Bernstein. David is a professor at George Mason University Law School and the executive director of their liberty and Law Centre. His new book is called "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America". Topics covered in this episode include the definition of race and the historical origins of America's Big Five racial and ethnic categories, which are Asian American, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and White. We discuss the problems with all of these categories and how those problems manifest in race-based affirmative action programs and race-based social spending in general. We talk about the phenomenon of racial fraud trials where judges have to determine the race of individuals seeking to qualify for certain programs. We discuss the malleability of racial identity, and how commonly our racial identities can change in response to incentives. We also go on to discuss the prospect of what David calls "a separation of race and state". I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My guest today is David Bernstein. David is a professor at George Mason University Law School and the executive director of their liberty and Law Centre. His new book is called "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America".Topics covered in this episode include the definition of race and the historical origins of America's Big Five racial and ethnic categories, which are Asian American, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and White. We discuss the problems with all of these categories and how those problems manifest in race-based affirmative action programs and race-based social spending in general. We talk about the phenomenon of racial fraud trials where judges have to determine the race of individuals seeking to qualify for certain programs. We discuss the malleability of racial identity, and how commonly our racial identities can change in response to incentives. We also go on to discuss the prospect of what David calls "a separation of race and state".I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.-Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [20COLEMAN] at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code [20COLEMAN].-Sign up through wren.co/coleman to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name!-Sign up today at butcherbox.com/COLEMAN to get two, 10 oz New York strip steaks and 8 oz of lobster claw and knuckle meat FREE in your first order.
My guest today is David Bernstein. David is a professor at George Mason University Law School and the executive director of their liberty and Law Centre. His new book is called "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America".Topics covered in this episode include the definition of race and the historical origins of America's Big Five racial and ethnic categories, which are Asian American, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and White. We discuss the problems with all of these categories and how those problems manifest in race-based affirmative action programs and race-based social spending in general. We talk about the phenomenon of racial fraud trials where judges have to determine the race of individuals seeking to qualify for certain programs. We discuss the malleability of racial identity, and how commonly our racial identities can change in response to incentives. We also go on to discuss the prospect of what David calls "a separation of race and state".I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.-Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [20COLEMAN] at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code [20COLEMAN].-Sign up through wren.co/coleman to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name!-Sign up today at butcherbox.com/COLEMAN to get two, 10 oz New York strip steaks and 8 oz of lobster claw and knuckle meat FREE in your first order.
In this episode of the Anchoring Truths podcast, Professor David Bernstein, of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, joins host Garrett Snedeker and JWI intern Sophia Harrison to discuss his newest book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Professor Bernstein discusses the problems with classifying race and ethnicity using imprecise, government mandated categories. The extent of the problem extends beyond affirmative action programs to funding for federal contracts as well as how pharmaceutical companies have had to conduct research into developing new drugs. Of further interest to our listeners, Snedeker served as a research assistant for Bernstein on the book. Click here to purchase Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America!
How have federal mandates on racial classifications changed American law, policy, and ethnic tensions? David Bernstein discusses his new book, "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America," and how the unintended consequences of these policies have done damage to communities. Plus, my review of the day's top stories and my commentary for Townhall!
The Remnant's wonky streak continues as David Bernstein, professor at Antonin Scalia Law School, joins the program to discuss his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Racial classifications are ubiquitous in American life, but David believes they are becoming increasingly arbitrary and incoherent. His solution is to abolish official racial classification altogether and replace it with a separation of race and state. But what would this look like in practice, and how did terms of racial classification originate in the first place? Show Notes:- David's webpage- David's new book, Classified- David: “How Well Do You Know America's Racial Classification System?”- Sean Trende's The Lost Majority- The Remnant with Noah Phillips- The Remnant with Ruy Teixeira
You've heard of legally blind, and even legally blonde, but what about legally white?GMU Law Professor and Volokh Conspiracy blogger David Bernstein explores “the borderlands of legal whiteness” in his new book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.Fellow conspiracist and Prof. Randy Barnett has already included it in the syllabus for his upcoming Georgetown Law seminar, Recent Books on the Constitution.Bernstein joins to discuss the many contradictions involved in the government's attempt to put clear labels on complex categories.Should Hispanics of Spanish descent be considered minorities, or European whites? Why are Asians discriminated against in college admissions – especially given the incredible range of geographies, cultures, and socio-economic statuses contained within that broad designation?What will the Supreme Court decide in the pending suit against Harvard and the University of North Carolina brought by the “Students for Fair Admissions” group?Tune in every Sunday morning on AM radio, or streaming onlineHaving had a sneak preview of the book, I can tell you that it is a must-read for Constitutional Law buffs, and anyone interested in American legal history.
On this episode of the AIER Standard, Ethan Yang speaks with Law Professor David Bernstein about his work on racial classification in American law. Bernstein is the author of the forthcoming book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America where he explores the origins and controversies surrounding the government's involvement in race relations. The conversation touches on the history and politics related to racial identity in this country while emphasizing the messy nature of state classification schemes. Bernstein outlines how the individuals that are included in certain categories often disagree or take issue with being lumped into certain ethnic and racial groups. In particular, he explains the disputes and frustrations that arise from attempting to lump diverse individuals into categories for the purposes of assigning benefits. Finally, he gives insight and predictions on the sustainability of the contemporary American obsession with race and its influence on the law. Professor Bernstein received his Juris Doctorate from Yale University and teaches law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Law and Liberty Center and previously taught law at schools such as the University of Michigan, Georgetown, and William and Marry.
David E. Bernstein joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America”
David E. Bernstein joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America"
David Bernstein is a Law Professor and Executive Director of the Liberty and Law Center at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He joins the podcast to talk about his new book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.David and Richard discuss the history of racial conflict and classification in America, the political construction of ethnic identities like AAPI and Hispanic, how wealthy immigrants hijacked government set-asides, why medical researchers care so little about actual physiological and anthropological distinctions between ethnic groups, and the political feasibility of colorblindness in a world of racial disparities.Listen in podcast form or watch on YouTube.Links:David Bernstein, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America.David Bernstein, You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws.G. Christina Mora, Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American.Thomas Sowell, Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study. Get full access to Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology at www.cspicenter.com/subscribe