That the Supreme Court is ethically compromised has become almost comically obvious. Recent sweeping decisions, from the overturning of Roe v. Wade to the dismantling of affirmative action, to the extension of innocent Americans’ prison sentences, have been handed down in the midst of myriad scandals involving justices and their wealthy, purportedly uncorrupt friends. The high court, now dominated by conservatives, is not just independent but dangerously rogue. For Issue...
I remember hearing in high school that I needed to score about 200 points higher on my SATs than an otherwise equivalent white student for an equal shot at college admissions. I don’t recall my reaction at the time, but it wasn’t anger. Most likely, I felt teenage self-loathing over how nerdy the statistic implied Asians were. The memory came back to me a few years ago, when Students for...