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Critical race theory is everywhere.

It's rapidly becoming the new orthodoxy in America's public institutions,

and yet most Americans have no idea where it comes from and what kind of society

it envisions.

Sometimes it's directly labeled critical race theory, but it's usually deployed under a series of

euphemisms, such as equity,

social justice, diversity and inclusion, and culturally responsive teaching.

This is deliberate.

The critical race theorists are masters of language construction and realize

that neo-Marxism would be a hard sell to the American public. But equity is

soft, persuasive, non-threatening, and easily confused with the American principle of equality.

But the distinction between these two words, equality and equity, is vast and crucially important.

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