Two weeks ago, The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice was initiating investigations against university admissions policies that discriminate against white applicants. The DOJ quickly explained that this was a misleading report in that it was simply seeking volunteers to investigate complaints filed by a coalition of 64 Asian-American organizations against Harvard University’s affirmative-action policies.
The DOJ’s response infuriated many scholars and pundits, who alleged that the administration was seeking to create a political wedge between Asians and other people of color, or even worse, using Asian interests as a veil to conceal the administration’s appeal to white resentment, as part of its tacit engagement in white identity politics.
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