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The Problem with Racial Preferences (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

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John: Don’t dismiss West Side Story just because it was written by white men ... If the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, will higher education “resegregate”? ... Are meritocracy and racial diversity initiatives inherently opposed to each other? ... What, if anything, are we losing when we give significant weight to racial preference? ... John: Certain Black academics are valued for the way they represent their race rather than their scholarly achievements ... The perils of the DEI industry ...

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Glenn Loury