Robert Steinbuch

Columnist

Recent stories by Robert Steinbuch

An end to quotas, preferences When California eliminated state-sponsored discrimination nearly 30 years ago by prohibiting preferences based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment,... March 19, 2023

Admire the honesty—or the brazenness A Freedom of Information Act request of state universities produced bone-chilling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) PowerPoint slides.At the University of Central Arkansas, "diversity indica... March 12, 2023

Free speech rights must be enforced Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-driven leftist-lamasery Stanford never seems to miss an opportunity to undermine free speech.Recently I wrote about the Cardinals' little red DEI-to-English ... March 5, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH: There’s racism, and there’s politics Each decennial census potentially moves the lines of Arkansas' four congressional districts based on population shifts. This, in turn, may affect the biennial legislative session occurring immedia... February 26, 2023

Deciphering the meaning of ‘is’ My column revealing the sweetheart deal Arkansas State University gave private entity Cobblestone to sell liquor on campus disturbed Jeff Hankins, the Vice President for Strategic Communications and E... February 19, 2023

Stop the hostility to free speech In previous columns discussing the progressive scourge of so-called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), I mockingly referred to the left's politically correct policing of language as necessita... February 12, 2023

Opposing approaches to Jewish values A joke attributed to Jewish comedians from upstate New York resorts in the 1960s--affectionately known as the Borscht Belt--recounts sailors rescuing a solitary Jew stranded on a deserted island. He s... February 5, 2023

Boss Hogg as ASU’s role model Arkansas State University in Jonesboro handed over the highly lucrative right to sell alcohol in ASU's First National Bank Basketball Arena, Centennial Football Stadium, Cooper Alumni Center, Fowl... January 29, 2023

Time to end the obscenity Under current law, no Arkansas school or library employee acting within the scope of his or her employment is liable for disseminating obscene material to children and others that would rightly land a... January 22, 2023

OPINION | ROBERT STEINBUCH Determining Jews’ political values Frequently I'm asked by Arkansans why Jews still lean left politically. The answer is a vestige of bygone days where Jews were unwelcome in conservative circles. Now, Jews should be far more align... January 15, 2023