Good article, although this paragraph seems a little fuzzy:
“But the court gave the go-ahead to the University of Michigan law school to consider race on a case-by-case basis. This is very tricky. If it means that economically impoverished kids who happen to be minorities should get consideration for assistance, that’s great. If that means that minorities get slots in place of white kids with better academic credentials, then that is not fair.”
What is tricky about that? He is stating pretty clearly that minorities should not get special treatment.