Forbes, January 27, 2023, Ending Affirmative Action Would Be A Terrible Mistake
Just as with the rash Dobbs decision, it would be a terrible and partisan mistake to end affirmative action because its absence would generate profound consequences beyond the universities where the fight is playing out. Ending affirmative action will only compound the many lingering and systemic racial inequities that people of color still face today. It will also accelerate a national trend toward widening inequality that already endangers our democratic way of life.