The law of unintended consequences......

....................works so well, one wonders if the consequences were truly unintended:

"While diversity programs have not worked for minority students or employees, they have worked out quite well for a small subset of the population: The lawyers, bureaucrats, managers, and consultants who make up the burgeoning diversity industry. This industry is powerful and connected, in the private sector, in academia, and in government. Don’t expect it to be knocked out of its lucrative perch anytime soon."

-as culled from this The American Interest blog post