Adjudicating the Racial Racket

A large part of this issue of The New Criterion is devoted to discussion of some important legal cases for which the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments this month. One (Merrill v. Milligan) concerns objections raised by the state of Alabama to an effort to change the long-standing configuration of its seven congressional voting districts. Another (involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina) concerns the use of “affirmative action” in college admissions policy to achieve a certain predetermined racial mix. Read Full Article »