Societal Sheet

DOJ Investigates GMU’s DEI Circus 🎪

multiethnic business people sitting on chairs while waiting for job interview
multiethnic business people sitting on chairs while waiting for job interview
Written by Scott K. James

The DOJ is finally poking the DEI bear at George Mason University—turns out prioritizing skin color over skill might not be legal. Who knew?

Finally. The Justice Department has decided to drag George Mason University into the sunlight for its DEI hiring shenanigans—and sweet Lord above, it’s long overdue. According to Fox News, the Trump DOJ is investigating whether the university uses race as a deciding factor when hiring faculty. Translation: they might’ve been handing out jobs like participation trophies based on your skin tone instead of your brain cells. Color me shocked—pun intended.

The Bullet Point Brief

  • The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is looking into whether George Mason’s hiring policies violate Title VII by making race a deciding factor.
  • Surprise! Someone finally remembered we’re supposed to hire people based on qualifications—not melanin levels.
  • This dumpster fire comes courtesy of the university’s DEI efforts, which allegedly prioritized diversity over competence.
  • Leadership at GMU issued statements defending their practices with lots of buzzwords and zero logic.
  • Bottom line? Wokeness may finally catch a subpoena—and I’m here for every second of it.

My Bottom Line

“Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”—three words that sound like a Sesame Street episode but operate more like Orwell wrote the script. DEI never made sense unless you enjoy mental gymnastics and legal liability. Institutions basically decided the path forward from historical racism was…more racism? My grandpa was right: two wrongs don’t make a damn right—unless you’re trying to score tenure in cultural Marxism.

If you’re out here judging candidates by race instead of resume, congratulations—you’ve become the very thing you claim to fight. It ain’t justice; it’s just juggling victim points to see who wins oppression Olympics. Look, America isn’t perfect—but replacing merit with quotas doesn’t end inequality; it just changes who gets screwed. Equality under the law means exactly that—under, not around or selectively applied when Twitter gets cranky about faculty demographics.

So yeah—I’m thrilled this investigation is happening. Good riddance to weaponized wokeness masquerading as progress. Let’s get back to hiring people who can think and teach—not just check boxes on someone’s diversity spreadsheet.

About the author

Scott K. James

A 4th generation Northern Colorado native, Scott K. James is a veteran broadcaster, professional communicator, and principled leader. Widely recognized for his thoughtful, common-sense approach to addressing issues that affect families, businesses, and communities, Scott, his wife, Julie, and son, Jack, call Johnstown, Colorado, home. A former mayor of Johnstown, James is a staunch defender of the Constitution and the rule of law, the free market, and the power of the individual. Scott has delighted in a lifetime of public service and continues that service as a Weld County Commissioner representing District 2.