My NBC Article on the Affirmative Action Cases Accepted by the Supreme Court.
The article explains key issues in the case, and outlines what I think the Court should do.
Race Discrimination
Supreme Court Takes Two Cases Challenging Racial Preferences in College Admissions
One involves racial preferences at Harvard, the other at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Amy Wax and the Problem of Right-Wing Double Standards on Immigration
Her support for racially discriminatory immigration policies is just the tip of a much broader iceberg of conservative support for discrimination in immigration policy of a kind they would reject in other contexts.
Minnesota Government: "Deprioritiz[e] Access for Patients" to COVID Drugs, Based Partly on Their Being White
A rich non-white patient would be given priority over a poor white patient with precisely the same age and health conditions.
N.Y. Rationing COVID Drugs Based on Race
Sick non-Hispanic whites can only get oral antivirals if they have a medical condition or unspecified "other factors that increase their risk for severe illness"; sick "[n]on-white[s]" and "Hispanic[s]" don't face such a requirement.
"I Despise White People" Lawsuit Against OSU Can Go Forward
A white administrator is claiming she was fired based on her race, and based on her complaints that her department chair said "I despise white people" and various other things.
Americans Want Racial Diversity More Than Ever Before
People are increasingly tolerant of racial differences.
California Offering COVID Boosters to 50-to-64-Year-Olds in "Communities of Color"
How about communities of pallor? Looks like they'll have to figure out that they should claim "increased risk due to social inequity."
Terrible Supreme Court Decisions that Should be Added to the "Anticanon" of Constitutional Law - Part I
Constitution Day is a good time to consider the issue of whether we have been overly accepting of some horrendous Supreme Court precedents. The Chinese Exclusion Case of 1889 is a great example.
A New Report on the Aurora, Colorado, Police Department Documents a Pattern of Excessive Force and Racial Disparities
The report from the attorney general's office also found that Aurora paramedics used ketamine illegally to treat "excited delirium."
Are Republicans Who Support New Voting Restrictions Racist or Just Partisan?
Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.
Chuck Schumer Says He Wants To Legalize Marijuana. His Bill Suggests Otherwise.
The Senate majority leader's racial rhetoric and overly prescriptive approach make an already iffy effort even more quixotic.
My New Article on "Migration and Self-Determination"
The article, which is available free on SSRN, criticizes claims that governments have a right to exclude migrants based on various theories of self-determination.
Don't Ban Critical Race Theory in Education. Embrace School Choice Instead.
It's wrong for politicians to suppress important debates in schools. Instead let families have more control of their kids' educations.
Classes Canceled as Lawmakers Cut Boise State Budget Over Diversity Course Kerfuffle
The university abruptly shut down dozens of classes over an unfounded claim that a white student was taunted.
Lawsuit Challenging Racial Balancing and anti-Asian Discrimination at Prominent Selective Public High School Will Proceed
A federal court denied the Fairfax County School Board's motion to dismiss the case.
A Cross-Ideological Case for Ending Exclusionary Zoning
A recent Century Foundation report highlights reasons why breaking down barriers to building new housing should appeal to left, right, and libertarians alike.
Race and Violent Crime
Do "Black and white people routinely commit crimes at similar rates," if we focus on violent crime? Is "Black-on-Black crime ... a myth"?
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Race/Sex/Etc. Quotas in Continuing Legal Education Programs
[UPDATE: This might make American Bar Association CLE programs, for which the ABA requires such quotas, ineligible for Florida CLE credit.]
My "The Hill" Article About Anti-Asian Discrimination on Left and Right
The article shows how the left and right-wing versions of hostility to Asians have much in common.
Vermont: Special Vaccine Access If You're of the Right Racial Group
Clearly unconstitutional.
Apparent Unconstitutional Race Discrimination in School Reopening Plan
at the West Contra Costa Unified School District (Northern California).
