Is Affirmative Action History?

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Dan Hugger, and Dylan Pahman discuss affirmative action in college admissions shortly after two cases involving the University of North Carolina and Harvard were argued before the Supreme Court. Was affirmative action ever justified in college admissions? If so, is it still justified? And if it goes, should it be replaced with something else to help the historically disadvantaged? Then the guys examine a recent study highlighting the positive benefits to the environment from Catholics’ abstaining from meat on Fridays. Is this the right lens through which to consider a return to meatless Fridays year-round? And finally, tomorrow is Election Day. How should we think about voting as part of our personal civic involvement? Is there every a good reason to abstain?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><br><p><a href="https://shop.acton.org/products/creation-and-the-heart-of-man-an-orthodox-christian-perspective-on-environmentalism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creation and the Heart of Man: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Environmentalism | Fr. Michael Butler & Andrew P. Morriss</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2015/03/16/393339590/why-many-smart-low-income-students-dont-apply-to-elite-schools" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply to Elite Schools | NPR</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nearer-My-God-Autobiography-Faith/dp/0156006189" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith | William F. Buckley, Jr.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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