Category: Supreme Court nomination

Time to End Affirmative Action

Commentary Americans are fed up with racial preferences. More than three-quarters of Americans believe President Joe Biden should consider “all possible nominees” to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, rather than only black women, according to a new poll. Likewise, nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of Hispanic and black people, oppose affirmative…


Supreme Court Nominees—Race Can Be Relevant

Commentary “Mr. Biden’s campaign promise that he’d appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court is unfortunate because it elevates skin color over qualifications.” Thus, The Wall Street Journal editorial page captured, in one sentence, the sentiment of many if not most of right-of-center white Americans about the president’s campaign pledge, which he appears to…