The New York Times has acted honorably in dealing with the wreckage of the Jayson Blair scandal. It published corrections, 54 in all, on Blair's inaccurate reporting. When at last it became obvious that Blair was plagiarizing, making up quotes, and filing stories from places he never visited, the Times applied pressure and Blair resigned. At this writing, the Times is preparing a long article detailing Blair's checkered career. This is the way newspapers are supposed to behave--put it all out on the table. But there is an issue that the Times may not be ready to discuss--whether racial preferences...