Thomas Sowell(1930-) reassesses the effect of twenty years of affirmative action in this 1989 essay.
Sowell is the author of many books including, Basic Economics, Ethnic America, The Vision of the Anointed and the Quest for Cosmic Justice.
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Timestamps:
00:26 the text
02:56 After twenty years, a reassessment
06:21 The effects of group based measurement
07:01 1. Preferential programs persist and expand
07:54 2. Benefits often go to most fortunate group members
09:12 Group polarization tends to increase
10:06 Fraudulent claims
10:34 Pay attentions to what actually happens
12:24 We should look to the data
12:50 Illusion #1 Disparities are proof of a problem
13:56 Illusion #2 Policies compensate for wrongs suffered
14:58 Statistical disparities are not unusual
17:09 Mobility ladders
22:30 Statistical disparities used as evidence of discrimination
24:36 What do we actually know?
25:40 Some examples
27:14 So, why are we doing this?
28:02 Some variables to consider
31:30 Summary
32:42 What are the effects of injustice against the Jews and Chinese?
34:01 Honors tainted?
39:12 What about historical compensation?
43:13 Can guilt be inherited?
44:17 Suffering from past wrongs?
46:10 What of those who overcame past wrongs done to them?
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