Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that he would sign a bill banning state universities from compelling new employees to sign so-called “diversity statements.”

“These diversity statements that you have to sign to get hired, I think that is awful,” the governor said during a monthly press conference on Dec. 20. “I think it’s bordering on evil, where we’re forcing people into a political framework before they can even apply for a job from the state.”

Cox also called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statements “very political.”

[Good. That’s a start, but don’t think for a moment that these indoctrination centers won’t enforce their provisions even without a signature. The only way to end these practices is to clear out the administrative class that imposes them. — Ed]