Kendism

The guiding philosophy of the American left might be called Kendism, the belief that inequality of outcomes between groups can only be explained by racism (except in the various areas where whites do worse, which is just ignored).

2024 May 24, Ed West, “How bad will a Labour government be?”, in The Spectator, London: Press Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2026

"If you don't have proportional representation among loan recipients, agencies will look for disparate impact and go after you," Frank said. "It's problematic to see Kendism"—a reference to "antiracist" activist Ibram X. Kendi, who argues that all racial disparities reflect racism—"be the official policy of the U.S. government."

2023 June 20, Aaron Sibarium, quoting Ted Frank, “A Small Business Complained About Crime in Chicago. Then the Feds Came After It.”, in The Washington Free Beacon, archived from the original on 21 May 2026

You might call this philosophy 'racial equity' or 'Kendism', and it is the only explanation left once you've made the others – genetic or cultural – impermissible.

2026 April 2, Ed West, “The state completely failed Valdo Calocane's victims”, in The Spectator, London: Press Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 May 2026