The Chronicle News Blog: No Valentine’s Dinner Reservation for Ward Connerly and Ms. Magazine
The latest issue of Ms. Magazine, published by the Feminist Majority Foundation, has a package of stories criticizing Ward Connerly and his campaigns against the use of affirmative-action preferences in public education, public employment, and public contracting. The general tone of the articles is evident in their headlines: “Good Ole Boys,” “Contracting Connerly,” and “A Preference for Deception.”
The magazine argues that while much of the news-media coverage of Mr. Connerly’s campaigns has focused on their impact on public colleges, at core his efforts are driven by a desire to help companies owned by white men gain an upper hand in the competition for government contracts. In “Contracting Connerly,” it alleges extensive financial ties between Mr. Connerly and building-industry trade associations that have supported his campaigns.
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