Affirmative Action Out of Control From: The Washington Post | Date: March 1, 2001| Author: George F. Will | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Advocates of affirmative action in higher education scored two debilitating triumphs in December when courts upheld the legality of racial preferences in admissions as administered at the University of Washington and the University of Michigan. A few more such victories and affirmative action will be completely incoherent.

Affirmative action originally concerned employment, not college admissions. It was a remedial -- and hence presumably temporary -- measure of restitution for injusti...

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