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In addition to his crypto chops and avowed support for constitutional originalism, he has been an ardent defender of religious liberty and an opponent of affirmative action.

Asked if dementia is a subject that occupies his mind, Ferguson's answer is affirmative.

From BBC

Some progressives argued that Kirk had it coming because of his long history of incendiary statements against issues including affirmative action, trans people and Islam.

Frequent Fox News contributor Molly Hemingway called for a sort of affirmative action program for conservatives to replace left-wing academics in colleges and universities.

From Salon

Of course conservatives complained about all this constantly and at great length, and sporadically tried to organize boycotts or other counterattacks against such shibboleths as “affirmative action,” “political correctness,” “multiculturalism” and “cultural Marxism.”

From Salon

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