[Erik Latranyi]

Democrats want to pick and choose who gets preferences.

Republicans believe in merit.

[jonascord]

You have to realize that American Communists see the advantage in rebranding themselves as "Liberal", "Democrat", "Progressive", in order to hide their true goals.

The Constitution protects the ownership of personal property, and is a barrier to establishing a Socialist Utopia. The State must be the final arbiter of what the People should "own." Until there is a final equality of outcome, Leftists will continue to create a smokescreen.

[econjack]

I was on the Admissions Committee of a well-know private university for two years. Our job was to “reconsider” applicants who did not have the requisite scores and other qualifications to gain admission. I would guess about 3/4’s were black, the rest mostly white. Far too many times my colleagues voted to admit the black student over a more qualified white student “to give them a chance”. I told them they are doing nothing more than taking their money for one semester because they were not prepared for the competitive grading system they were going to face. 93% of those “charity” cases lasted one semester. The success rate for white marginal students was just under 2/3’s. Did my liberal colleagues do them any favors? I don’t think so.

[Jacquerie]

Excellent column.