The recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action is a step backwards, and is inconsistent with the Court's other rulings on civil rights. In Chapter 6 of his most recent book, Close Encounters With Accountability Citizenship, Stephen Tryon addresses the reasons affirmative action programs are still necessary in the United States: specifically, because our society still manifests "disparate impact" based on race.
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AuthorAuthor of What Makes a Great President?, Close Encounters With Accountability Citizen-ship, Thy King Dumb Come, & Accountability Citi-zenship, Stephen P. Tryon is a businessman & technologist with extensive experience in e-commerce, a retired Soldier, and former Senate Fellow. Archives
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