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Court’s right to end racialized voting, the ‘wasted potential’ lie and other commentary

Liberal: Court’s Right To End Racialized Voting

“There were a hundred years of racial segregation after the Emancipation,” observes Joe Klein at Sanity Clause, until the “right to vote was established.” But now, 60 years after the Voting Rights Act, “a law enacted to combat racism became a law that sustained racialism,” though “wholesale discrimination against black voters no longer exists in this country.” The Supreme Court’s “decision to severely limit racial gerrymandering” is thus “an actual exercise in anti-racism.” Democrats can’t “explain why distinctions should still be made according to race,” aside from the “pragmatic politics” argument. In fact, it’s no bad thing for black elected officials to “have to gain the approval of some white voters to retain their seats,” and “very much, vice versa.”

Conservative: The ‘Wasted Potential’ Lie

“A new trend is spreading across TikTok and Instagram, and young women are vulnerable to its feminist messaging,” warns Liana Graham at The Federalist. In “these social media videos,” women are told that “to fear wasting their potential” — and “marrying young, settling down, living within your means, having children, and raising them yourself at home” are examples of “wasted potential.” Feminism’s “having it all” myth “is sold as regret-free,” though “it carries real opportunity costs for the women who follow it.” “Regret,” “anxiety and depression” are........

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