False Narrative Driving the Harvard Affirmative Action Case

After months of publicity, with the battle lines drawn, the trial on Harvard's admissions policies is set to end Friday, and it could be the beginning of the end of affirmative action as we know it. But the logic put forward by Edward Blum, the instigator of the suit, is faulty.

Blum has successfully convinced a group of Asian Americans that affirmative action is the key reason that they seem to need higher SATs and GPAs than others to get into Harvard. Now, these students are suing Harvard over race-conscious admissions policies.