That's the so-called meritocracy to which Connerly and Wilson would have us return. A few years ago, the Glass Ceiling Report produced more than statistics, it drew significant conclusions about diversity and standards. Corporate Ieaders now acknowledge that it is necessary for business to reflect the diversity of the marketplace. Trading partners and customers are global and diverse. To narrow the pol of talent is a blunder in the new world.
Affirmative action works.
Paul Rockwell, formerly assistant professor of philosophy at Midwestern University, is a writer and children's librarian .