Don’t worry, children of privilege. Supreme Court won’t end affirmative action for you

It’s not true that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to end affirmative action in college admissions. Oh, the conservative majority on the court does seem prepared to stop colleges and universities from using race as a factor when considering applications. But not to worry, children of privilege, because if that’s what happens, we’ll still have old school affirmative action, aka the way things have always been done. Legacies can still be favored, so if Pop (or Mum, because, hey, this is 2022) was fourth generation at the school that, though you don’t make a big deal of it, has a hall with your g...