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students for fair admissions v. harvard, the affirmative action case,

Their claims are supported by data: A 2017 New York Times analysis found that even with race-conscious admissions policies in place, black and Hispanic students are actually less represented at America’s top colleges now than they were 35 years ago. ..

hear me talking to you (cont’d)

This is blog about New York City and the rest of America, written by Terry Teachout. ... Three on Aisle, bimonthly podcast from New York about America... My latest book is Duke A Life of Duke Ellington, published in 2013 by Gotham Books in U.S and Robson Press..

thy will be done: brasil’s holy war

In 1969, then New York Governor, and soon to be Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller, was dispatched to Latin America in the capacity as special envoy for President Nixon. ... (New York) Governor Nelson Rockefeller, as President Nixon’s special envoy in Brazil and other..

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