NIH nomination for a Molière Citation, for imposing the requirement for an acceptable diversity statement in order to be considered for a grant or position in the FIRST program.

From the WSJ column: That rubric penalizes job candidates for espousing colorblind equality and gives low scores to those who say they intend to “treat everyone the same.” It likewise docks candidates who express skepticism about the practice of dividing students and faculty into racially segregated “affinity groups.”

It appears to be nothing more than a litmus test to find out whether a candidate has adopted the narrative instead of telling the truth or agreeing with NIH’s political biases.

The Molière staff wonders what these folks at NIH would think about it if everyone going to a political rally asked every politician to answer one simple question: “What are your pronouns?”

The responses of candidates would pretty certainly tell the voters everything they needed to know about where they stand on the political spectrum.

Nominations are open for a Molière Celebration to anyone who sends in a video of a political rally where this question is asked by a member of the audience and answered by the candidate.