The DOJ’s decision to attack Yale’s admission policies isn’t just an attempt to retry the Harvard case; when combined with Trump’s statements about fair housing rules and the suburbs, it should be seen as a blatant election year attempt to pander to the view of white reactionaries that they, not black people, are the true victims of institutional racism. Call it the 2020 Project.
The 1619 Project at least has most of the facts on its side. It is accurate, but incomplete; the 2020 Project is pure rubbish.
Affirmative action was designed to be a temporary solution to the effects of slavery and racism. It would be nice if we could have a reasoned, good faith discussion about how long it should last, but that is not in the cards. The bottom line is the data clearly show that we are nowhere close to being there today, and anyone who suggests otherwise is being deliberately blind.