[quidnunc]

Aristeides wrote: It was mysterious how that thread got deleted. Last I looked at it, none of the postings looked racist to me. I guess some people are allergic to certain facts.

More likely it's just a case of not wanting to give ammunition to critics.

Whatever the case the article is interesting.

[aristeides]

If certain facts that undermine the whole rationale of affirmative action can't be discussed for fear of giving ammunition to critics, then there can be no rational discussion of affirmative action.