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Banning Legacy Admissions Is Our Last Hope Post-Affirmative Action

On Sept. 30, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 1780, which effectively banned legacy and donor preferences in all California universities, public and private. The bill was…

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October 29, 2024

In the Zeitgeist

The Conservative Crusade Against Education

For the politically informed, the classic conservative Republican agenda is pretty easy to summarize. From the middle of the 20th century when the modern conception of the party came to…

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October 23, 2023

In the Zeitgeist

Masking the Future

My blood boiled when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that allowed parents to sue school districts that required masks for children. I couldn’t believe it when Texas Governor…

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March 30, 2022