THE LEGACIES SHALL YE ALWAYS HAVE.

With the end of race-based affirmative action, at least as practiced by the Crimson and the Tar Heels, there are constituencies suggesting legacy admissions go away.  "Next thing you know we’ll be hearing there was something wrong with admitting dummy Jared Kushner to Harvard because his father gave the school 2.5 million dollars Where the hell is this going?"

Precisely nowhere.  "Three groups in Boston—the Chica Project, the African Community Economic Development of New England and the Greater Boston Latino Network—have asked the Education Department to investigate Harvard University’s practice of operating a legacy admissions program, in which the children of alumni are favored."

It's not as if the opinion journals aren't aware of the legacy dodge, which is at least more honest grift than getting pretend sailors or equestriennes into tony schools that maintain such country club sports.  I first learned about this practice from The Washington Monthly years ago, and wonkzines to their left and right are in agreement that the practice is corrupt, but then look at the institutional affiliations of their (unpaid?) summer intern classes and shake your head.

So you say the communist wing of the Jarret regency has thoughts?  "Democrats Take Aim At Legacy Admissions After Court Rulings."  Sorry, I'm not buying it.  That the spawn of prominent politicians of both parties wind up at the institutions that head up the U.S. News league tables is no accident.  Call it legacy-adjacent preferences.  "Biden Vows to Rein In 'Privilege' in Colleges, But Here's What He Did for His Granddaughter."  That's the daughter Hunter acknowledges, and I suppose we should be grateful she snuck in the old fashioned way, without pretending to be a lacrosse player.  Hunter?  Did he benefit from Bill Clinton making some calls to Yale Law?  You decide.