June 11, 2006
"I think Roberts and Alito are both men who are open to arguments, and I would trust them to think long and hard about this."
Conservative opinion on racial balancing in schools is softer than affirmative action opponents might think.
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Although I am generally hostile to any form of affirmative action, commentary on these cases by those who are more knowledgable of their specifics than am I has pursuaded me to wait until the briefs are in before commenting.
David: Does your comment relate to the racial balancing issue before the Supreme Court?
They should leave it to local school officials. Affirmative action started out as a way to remedy black v. white disparity, but "diversity" is way too "diverse" these days to use that model. If Koreans, for example, come to dominate one school, and they're very successful academically, what meaning does racial balance have in that situation? Or at Venice High School, very "diverse" (non-white) and racially balanced, but also rife with gangs and low graduation rates.
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