How DEI Policies And Government Failure Fueled The Palisades Fire
When merit is replaced with ideology, fires rage unchecked.
by Victor Davis Hanson September 24, 2025, 2:25 PM
America has a lot of built-in safety backups and redundancies. But every once in a while, when tradition, science, time-tested protocols, and common sense are ignored, a fragile system utterly collapses. [emphasis, links added]
Usually, an iconic event reveals how vulnerable the entire country has become, and predictably occurs when suicidal ideologies and nihilism, in perfect-storm fashion, wreak havoc.
The media, academia, the bureaucracy, and higher education can mask the dangers of their political agendas—at least until their sheer incompetence or toxicity can no longer be hidden or excused, and a predictable disaster ensues.
Take the January 4-5, 2025, Pacific Palisades fire that destroyed an entire historic neighborhood of Los Angeles.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/dei-policies-government-failure-palisades-fire/