It is after
midnight here in Oxford, UK as I write this. Tonight, I debated in the Oxford
Union — a society that has gathered each Thursday night for a black tie debate
since 1823. The proposition debated tonight was “that positive discrimination
is a necessary evil.”
The side
favorable to the proposition went first and vice versa to the end with me as
the final speaker of the night. Each side had four participants — one student
and three guests. The proponents included both Martin
Castro and Ada Meloy, along with Carla
Buzasi and Oxford student Toby Fuller. My side included Richard Kahlenberg, Heather McGregor, and Oxford student Martine
Wauben.
I must thank
Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity for encouraging me toward talk radio. I spoke
for 8 minutes unaided by notes, which would have been impossible, but for two
years of doing a talk radio show consisting of just me talking with no script.
If you’ve ever seen the British House of Commons, you know how it went. We all
stood beside dispatch boxes given by Winston Churchill. We all were interrupted
by points of information by opponents.....To Read More......
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