I guess they didn’t teach “make sure that your anecdotal evidence is at least consistent with your anecdote” at Columbia

At the Bari Press, the ideal mark for the silly New York Times anti-Mamdani hatchet job tries desperately to pretend that the story is relevant with racially paranoid would-be gotchas:

Yes, neener-neener, Mamdani identifying as “African-American” as well as “Asian” is just like Elon Musk identifying as “African-American,”…if Musk also identified as “white” and clarified “Afrikaner” in the “additional information” section. CHECKMATE LIBS!

Anyway, some relevant data points about the proposition that it was unpossible to gain admission to an Ivy League university if you’re a millennial or after and identify as white:

• Zohran Mamdani did not get into Columbia, despite his father being a prominent member of the faculty.
• Nellie Bowles graduated from Columbia in 2010.
• Bari Weiss graduated from Columbia in 2007.

Other than that, great point!

Obviously, it’s not realistic to expect perpetual victim pundits to do actual research, but in case you’re interested:

anyway, someone tell alleged journalist nellie bowles that with a few strokes of the keyboard you can discover interesting and relevant statistics such as the fact that, in 2020, 73% of all students at the nation's selective institutions of higher education were either white or Asian

[image or embed]— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) Jul 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Just keep repeating the abbreviation “DEI” and hope people move on to the next thing.