The more observant among you will have noticed a longer that usual gap between my last post and the one before it. Since that, or a similar, gap may recur over the next two or three weeks, let me explain that I’m now house-sitting in San Francisco. And a lovely house it is, too, except that its DSL connection (and any other connection) is a sometime thing and, mistakenly, I didn’t bring my laptop this time. There is both an Internet cafe and a public library in the neighborhood, however, and I may even get our host’s computer to work right eventually.
Because there may be small children in the audience I will refrain from saying anything about our trip out here, since doing so would involve slander against United Airlines. Well, not all of United: the pilot did a terrfic job of turning around and landing what turned out to be our first plane when it lost an engine ten or fifteen minutes out of Dulles.
More later. Or even later than that….
Bakke All Over Again?
In a ruling that disappointed many but surprised none, the U.S. Supreme Court has split the baby on affirmative racism. Now that a majority of the court has bought into Justice Powell’s fanciful approach to diversity is a “compelling” government…
I’m linking to you so everyone is sure to check and see when your comments on the recent Supreme Court decision are up! C’mon John, we’re counting on you! :)
“Bracing” for the end of affirmative action?
The US Supreme Court will soon rule on affirmative action policies, and US colleges are supposedly “bracing” themselves against the possibility of having to dismantle AA policies. This Detroit News page has a lot of good information, including a specia…