The Case For Affirmative Action

<p>Here’s the deal…my opinion about Affirmative Action. As long as the rich brats of wealthy whites get a break on their qualifications because mommy and/or daddy are alums (called “legacy” affirmative action), I don’t have a problem about a few members of minority groups also getting a break. Morevoer, as long as celebrities can go Ivy, because they are celebrities, and wealthy families can make substantial contributions to an elite college’s endowment, inevitably leading to their underachieving brat’s admission, I don’t have a problem with a few minorities getting a break. If you don’t believe me on this last one, read Daniel Golden’s “The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges–and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates”</p>