First Things RSS Feed - Richard E. Duncan https://www.firstthings.com/author/richard-e-duncan en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:54:58 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/richard-e-duncan 60 White Firefighters, Hank Aaron, and Affirmative Action https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/08/white-firefighters-hank-aaron-and-affirmative-action https://www.firstthings.com/article/1991/08/white-firefighters-hank-aaron-and-affirmative-action Thu, 01 Aug 1991 00:00:00 -0400 Just when the Supreme Court is beginning to reconsider “affirmative action” plans that provide preferences on the basis of race, the Secretary of Education, Lamar Alexander, has decided, at least pending further review, to throw his weight behind “minority” scholarships that discriminatorily exclude non-minority students on the basis of race. Remarkably, even some conservatives are arguing that we should “shut up about white firemen,” form an alliance with the black community, and wage a conservative war on poverty.

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