The Center Square: Looking for statesmen on Constitution Day

 

President Calvin Coolidge once said, “To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.”

As we mark the anniversary of the Constitution’s signing this Sunday, Mark Miller wonders if today’s leaders recognize the political privilege our Forefathers accorded all of us by adopting the Constitution.

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Can colleges still use race in admissions?

It’s a brave new world out there for college admissions officers. Gone are the days when they could use racial stereotypes as a stand-in for an applicant’s personal qualities or deduct points for being Asian American.

Erin Wilcox explores the question asked by many after the Supreme Court ended these racist and unconstitutional admissions practices: Are race-based admissions really dead, or will colleges find a way to keep judging applicants by race?

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Bloomberg Law: Department of Labor oversteps authority with salary rule

The U.S. Department of Labor proposed an audacious rule that would raise the required base pay for 3.4 million employees by 60%—if it stands.

Luke Wake explains the DOL lacks any clear authority to tinker with salaries and notes that at least one Supreme Court Justice agrees.

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