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Is it fair to substitute equity for equality?

4 February 2021

4:21 AM

4 February 2021

4:21 AM

President Biden has stirred some controversy in recent days by his apparent preference for the word ‘equity’ over the word ‘equality’ in dealing with social issues. Most notably he issued an executive order on housing on January 26, framed as a step toward realizing his ‘agenda for advancing racial equity’.

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