Throughout history, societies have addressed inequality by the use of various mechanisms. Among the most time-tested —and debated—tools is affirmative action: the preferential treatment of certain groups in education, employment, or politics in order to correct for historical setbacks. Variations of this exist everywhere—India’s reservation system, America’s race-conscious admissions, Malaysia’s Bumiputera policy, Brazil’s racial quotas.… Continue reading The Status Illusion: Why Affirmative Action Misunderstands the Problem
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Yash Tambawala 