Good TC. Just for the record the socio economic model u mention has not been effective to date in the 9 states that have previously banned affirmative action. Good article in WSJ here:
Oh, and "mushy" is a self-effacing descriptor. When I tell partisans that I'm a moderate (or more accurately a "hybrid"), they ask me, "What's the matter with you? You don't believe in anything or have any principles?" Those questions, of course, rest on the naive assumption that the two parties have any principles at all. :-) I believe in the best ideas of the right and the best ideas of the left. If that makes me mushy, then I'll just have to live with it.
Hi Andy. Thanks for reading and for your support. Yah, the socioeconomic preference isn't perfect either. But Black and Hispanic families are still disproportionately lower-income compared to white families, so they would benefit more than whites under that model. Combine that benefit with the exception for communicating about race during the application process, and the effect on maintaining diversity could be significant. And as we learned recently in the NYT, another interesting aspect is the political implication. This ruling -- and others recently -- have given the Dems an opportunity to win back the working class, an important voting block that has steadily migrated to the GOP since the Reagan years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-affirmative-action-student-loans-democrats-2024.html
I prefer "Militant Middle" !!
Yes sir. Signed, Radical Centrist ...
Good TC. Just for the record the socio economic model u mention has not been effective to date in the 9 states that have previously banned affirmative action. Good article in WSJ here:
Can Colleges Be Racially Diverse Without Affirmative Action? Experience Suggests No https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-affirmative-action-college-admissions-e3de89d8
Im sure there is a blend of work arounds that will prove effective, everything Ive read signs that colleges are on board.
PS...Why are we Mushy?
Oh, and "mushy" is a self-effacing descriptor. When I tell partisans that I'm a moderate (or more accurately a "hybrid"), they ask me, "What's the matter with you? You don't believe in anything or have any principles?" Those questions, of course, rest on the naive assumption that the two parties have any principles at all. :-) I believe in the best ideas of the right and the best ideas of the left. If that makes me mushy, then I'll just have to live with it.
Hi Andy. Thanks for reading and for your support. Yah, the socioeconomic preference isn't perfect either. But Black and Hispanic families are still disproportionately lower-income compared to white families, so they would benefit more than whites under that model. Combine that benefit with the exception for communicating about race during the application process, and the effect on maintaining diversity could be significant. And as we learned recently in the NYT, another interesting aspect is the political implication. This ruling -- and others recently -- have given the Dems an opportunity to win back the working class, an important voting block that has steadily migrated to the GOP since the Reagan years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-affirmative-action-student-loans-democrats-2024.html