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How much of the quantum tech boom is just welfare for physicists?
After reading Law and Policy in the Quantum Age by Chris Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel, that’s what I was asking myself. This book, written in […]
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My NBC Article on the Affirmative Action Cases Accepted by the Supreme Court.
NBC News published my article today on the Supreme Court’s role in two affirmative-action cases that were heard earlier today. Below is a sample: Monday’s […]
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Will the Supreme Court Ask Harvard How it Justifies Treating “Asian Americans” as a Homogenous Category?
There are many ethical, legal and political issues that arise from affirmative action in higher education. Particularly in the context of Harvard University discrimination against […]
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Why Does the Supreme Court Refer to Preferences for Hispanics/Latinos as “Racial Preferences”?
In my book Classified I discuss the fact that when the Office of Management and Budget introduced the Statistical Directive 15 “Hispanic”, later changed to […]
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Supreme Court To Hear 2 Cases Challenging Race-Based College Admissions
Supreme Court to Consider Whether Harvard admission practices that were racially sensitive are Constitutional. Both were heard today by the court. Students for Fair AdmissionsAnd […]
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CBP Agents Seize Large Shipments Of Fake U.S. Driver’s Licenses From Hong Kong
On Friday, Customs and Border Patrol agents seized several containers carrying more than 1,000 fake American driver’s licenses in Indianapolis that had recently been smuggled […]
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Affirmative Action Without Racial Preferences
Two cases challenging the use of racial or ethnic preference in higher education were heard by appeals at the Supreme Court. Most readers will be […]
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Joe Biden’s Problem Isn’t Bad Messaging. It’s Bad Policy.
This Monday, Peter Suderman hosts Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and particular visitor Purpose Senior Editor Elizabeth Nolan Brown! The Purpose Roundtable discusses Joe Biden’s first yr […]
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For Too Many Charter School Families, Getting to School Is a Struggle
Christina Laster thought about sending Daniel her local elementary school when she moved to Palm Springs in 2020. At Julius Corsini Elementary school, however, students […]
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‘These Kids Are So Anxious and Depressed They Can’t Do Anything for Themselves’
Jodi Mauricici, a seventh-grade health teacher in New York City works on Long Island. The pandemic has left many people without independence, and made them […]