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The case against race-based affirmative action

Poverty and education

On October 10, the Supreme Court will again reconsider the necessity and constitutionality of race-based affirmative action when it hears arguments in the case of Abigail, Fisher, a white woman who was rejected by the University of Texas and blames her rejection on the school’s partially race-based admissions process. Opponents of such policies argue that Read More

Why wealth disparity matters to Latinos

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When they say the wealth gap is widening and that race and class are interchangeable terms in America, they’re not exaggerating. The good folks at Face the Facts USA have published an infographic highlighting the effects the Great Recession has had on wealth disparity in the United States. It shows that the median net worth Read More

Derbs’ rules for sharing a world with black people

Unity

John Derbyshire, a lovely little name that conjures images of evening strolls along a village green in some small town outside London – that is, until the turd hit the fan on April 5. That’s when Señor Derbyshire published his now-infamous “Talk,” an imaginary discussion with his kids about the dos and don’ts of living Read More