Reader Dave Mckissak brings to my attention this post on Protein Wisdom about an article by Terry Eastland in The Weekly Standard on the Richard Sander Stanford Law Review article (discussed here, here, here, and here) arguing that affirmative action, among other maladies, reduces the number of black lawyers. Both the post and the article are worth reading.
Extrapolating the results of AA in the field of law to other fields would, IMHO be a mistake. All remarks about BS and verbal tapdancing aside, law is language and most blacks are forced to study law in their “second” language. The best way to get more black lawyers is to eliminate the concept of ebonics and the prejudice against black young people who “talk white”. Asians, native Americans and women do not have this handicap and are nowadays fairly represented in law.
Actually, no, it is perfectly proper to extrapolate these findings to medical schools and other demanding disciplines of study.
Certainly that will be done. Sander has opened the door for a scholarly and objective examination of this overly politicized racial preference set aside quota system.
Yes, quite interesting
Sander published this article based on data that was not made public, thereby precluding a meaningful peer review of his conclusions.