The law of the land

David Heinemeier Hansson · 30 Jun 2023

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Correcting past injustices with present-day discrimination is not a long-term stable project

Their wordsCorrecting past injustices with present-day discrimination was never going to be a long-term stable project

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Correcting past injustices with present-day discrimination is not a long-term stable project

Their wordsCorrecting past injustices with present-day discrimination was never going to be a long-term stable project
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Using race to advantage some candidates over others is illegal

Their wordsUsing race, and other protected identity markers, to advantage some candidates over others is illegal
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The original American promise of equal opportunity will shine brighter with the dismantling of affirmative action

Their wordsThe original American promise that this is a country where you can make it regardless of where you came from has always been challenged in practice, but it's a beautiful ideal, and it'll shine just a little brighter now that the Supreme Court has dismantled one of the few remaining systemic impediments to its realization

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