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Media Highlights TV • July 18, 2025 

# Erec Smith discusses how some DEI-influenced curricula demonize core values like objectivity, individualism, and perfectionism on an Ayaan Hirsi Ali Foundation video 

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##### [Erec Smith](/people/erec-smith)

Research Fellow, Cato Institute, and Cofounder, Free Black Thought

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