Staff Reports
The decision by President Trump to remove two leftist Equal Employment Opportunity commissioners has sent shockwaves through an agency long accused of enforcing arbitrary quotas that disrupt the natural order of business and education. For half a century, the EEOC has operated more like a social engineering project than a body focused on actual equality, turning workplaces into battlegrounds over politically correct mandates rather than meritocratic achievements.
Critics of Trump’s move will likely clutch their pearls and shout about fairness and diversity, but the reality is that these quotas have often prioritized unqualified candidates over highly skilled individuals simply based on their race or gender. This form of affirmative action doesn’t just throw fairness out the window; it actively sabotages the very principles of hard work and equal opportunity that America was built upon. It’s about time someone took the scalpel and cut out the cancer of political correctness from this bureaucratic mess.
By letting these two commissioners go, Trump has taken a bold step in recalibrating an agency that had become synonymous with overreach and bias. The EEOC’s focus had strayed far from its original mission. With its penchant for dictating hiring practices and enforcing questionable policies, it began to resemble more of a left-wing activist group than an impartial entity designed to promote true equality. In essence, it had transformed into an Olympic judges’ panel where style often triumphed over substance.
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— Steve Forbes (@SteveForbesCEO) February 3, 2025
The left will undoubtedly cry foul, but a swift examination of the agency’s recent actions reveals a troubling pattern of prioritizing ideological compliance over common sense. Businesses shouldn’t be held hostage by the whims of an agency hell-bent on fulfilling a progressive agenda. Instead, they should be empowered to hire based on skill, merit, and creativity—qualities that fuel innovation and growth, not a concocted diversity score.
Trump’s firing of the leftist commissioners is not merely a shake-up; it signals that the days of mandatory quotas and politically correct hiring practices may be numbered. Conservatives across the nation should stand in support of this move, as it eliminates a significant obstacle to fostering a genuinely fair and competitive environment for all Americans. After all, hiring based on ability rather than identity is not just the right choice—it’s the American choice.
