Founder and president of the Centre for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology. Author of "The Origins of Woke" (2023), in which he advocated against DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programmes and broad interpretations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He participated in Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's presidential-transition project for Donald Trump's second term.
Hanania describes himself as an influential voice from the right, committed to the principles of colour blindness, merit and individual liberty. He has since turned against Trump, arguing that the administration's demands on universities—such as ideological screening of foreign students and viewpoint-diversity audits—contradict the meritocratic principles conservatives claim to defend. He contends that mandating ideological balance in academia would do more damage to merit than race and sex preferences ever have.
Pilfering Treasury property is particularly dangerous: big thieves are ruthless in punishing little thieves.