As I work on a proposal for a book about “affirmative action” (and yes, I’m still working on that novel), I’m going through the archives to remember what I’ve written on the topic. Here’s an excerpt of the first racial preferences post, originally published on December 9, 2003:
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A bunch of black “legislators” are demanding that Texas A&M University lower their standards to increase minority (read: black) enrollment after the school removed race as an admissions factor. The only way black students can measure up is to measure down. Am I the only black person on the planet offended by this? With this “demand,” black liberals have lost all pretense of furthering educational standards (and dignity).
Do you know how to increase minority enrollment in colleges? Try these on for size:
1. Get rid of black “leaders” like Kweisi Mfume ranting about too few black images on TV and throw the idiot boxes out the window!
2. Demand school choice for kids in failing schools. Rescue these kids from rotten teachers who can’t even pass high school-level tests and rotting classrooms and give them with the rigorous education they need to make it in college.
3. Raise the expectations of black students by encouraging them to work hard in school. Provide a non-PC, academic environment where every child is expected to compete. Accept nothing less.
4. After you demand and get school choice nationwide, close down the teachers unions. Liberals may act like socialists, but when it comes to the cash, they’re pure capitalists. What would happen if parents had choices in education? They would flee like they’re making a jail break, which would mean less money for schools, fewer teachers and fewer excuses to whine about the “lack of funds” for education.
The unions would be highly upset and their contributions to Democrats would dwindle. If Democrats were no longer beholden to this particular special interest group, perhaps the blinders would come off and they’d actually see the plight of low-income kids.
Earlier this year I told you about a case called Ricci v. DeStefano. The fire department in New Haven, Connecticut, threw out the results of a promotions test because no blacks scored high enough to qualify for promotions. In other words, white firefighters (over a dozen) and two hispanics who qualified were denied promotions because of their race.
Race preferences bake sales (Asians pay a buck for a donut, women 50 cents, blacks 25 cents, and so on) are demonstrations that illustrate the demeaning nature of race-based preferences as practiced by colleges and universities across the country. 
After this incident, Commerford said the rationale behind the decision to stop the event is consistent in both cases. 
