The article presents a classic case of “motte-and-bailey” strategy, framing the administration’s action as a heroic effort to “end the agency’s use of disparate-impact theory” when the underlying goal is clearly to dismantle a crucial civil rights enforcement mechanism. The core paradigm driving this narrative is a neoliberal assumption that market forces alone will resolve inequality, ignoring the demonstrable role of historical and ongoing discrimination in shaping housing opportunities. The “...