R. Lawrence Purdy

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April 14, 2025

The Naval Academy Should Jettison Race-Conscious Admissions

R. Lawrence Purdy

A military veteran and legal counsel in the Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) affirmative action case explains why the demand for a color-blind meritocracy matters, particularly when it comes to our military;......

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February 28, 2024

Our Service Academies Must Discard Race-Based Admissions

R. Lawrence Purdy

The recent Supreme Court ruling in SFFA v. Harvard struck down the use of race in college admissions but did not address the propriety of such in the U.S. military service academie......

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December 27, 2021

On Dubious Race Preferences

R. Lawrence Purdy

A review of "A Dubious Expediency: How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education," eds. Gail Heriot, Maimon Schwarzschild, Encounter, 2021, pp. 336, $21.68 hardcover.

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