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  • Affirmative Action and Asian Americans

    Since the Department of Justice announced its investigation into the effects of affirmative action on Asian Americans, there has been renewed attention on Edward Blum’s case against race-based admissions at Harvard. I’ve grown increasingly troubled with the fierce discussion that has erupted over this news. I could easily be a plaintiff in Blum’s case: first-generation…

  • WUPR Presents: Ta-Nehisi Coates

    On February 18, the Washington University Political Review brought in Ta-Nehisi Coates, an editor for The Atlantic magazine, to speak to the Wash U and St. Louis Communities.   Below is the speech he gave with a Q&A period beginning after 1 hour of the video.