Tag Archives: National Review

Racial Quotas, Harvard, and the Legacy of Bakke

Racial Quotas, Harvard, and the Legacy of Bakke National Review Online, February 5, 2013 For almost 35 years, college-admissions decisions in America have been governed by the continuing legacy of University of California v. Bakke, in which a fragmented U.S. Supreme … Continue reading

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Not Unfair

Not Unfair by Ron Unz National Review (Letters), January 28, 2002 In his review of William McGowan’s fine book, Coloring the News (Dec. 31), John Corry claims that the media coverage of California’s Proposition 227 was grossly unfair, and that the L.A. … Continue reading

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Rocks Falling Upward at Harvard University

Rocks Falling Upward at Harvard University by Ron Unz National Review Online, Friday, October 26, 2001 While most Americans have been transfixed by the terrifying prospect of massive deaths from anthrax or suicide bombers, a few in our society fear an even … Continue reading

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Trimming the Emperor’s New Clothes – NRO

Trimming the Emperor’s New Clothes by Ron Unz National Review Online, Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Given the landslide victories of ballot measures to dismantle bilingual education in California and Arizona, national media coverage of the dramatic rise in subsequent test scores, and … Continue reading

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War Crimes vs. Thought Crimes

War Crimes vs. Thought Crimes by Ron Unz National Review Online, Friday, May 4, 2001 Former Senator Bob Kerrey is fortunate indeed that the charges recently leveled against him are merely that he committed war crimes and not any far more devastating … Continue reading

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Ballots for Dollars

Ballots for Dollars by Ron Unz Go ahead, spend lots of cash. You’ll still lose. National Review (Online), Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Yesterday, the National Association of Bilingual Educators concluded its 2001 annual national convention in Phoenix on a desperate note. According … Continue reading

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Above the Law in Arizona? – NRO

Above the Law in Arizona? by Ron Unz Some kind of conservative National Review (Online), January 12, 2001 In recent years, Republicans have regularly charged that liberal Democrats tend only to enforce those laws that they support and ignore those laws they … Continue reading

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High Noon for Vouchers – NRO

High Noon for Vouchers by Ron Unz In November, a turning point for U.S. education National Review (Online), Tuesday, June 20, 2000 Originally proposed by Economics Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman in 1955, educational vouchers and related types of school choice have increasingly … Continue reading

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Losing the Peace on English in the Schools – NRO

Losing the Peace on English in the Schools by Ron Unz National Review (Online), Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Today, on the important issue of whether immigrant children should be taught English in American schools, the Republican party is in danger of having … Continue reading

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Nazi Tract?

Nazi Tract?, by Ron Unz National Review (Letters), Monday, July 14, 1997 Although I’ve always been a very strongly pro-immigrant conservative, I found that the underlying facts and figures in your “immigration” issue (June 16, 1997) were absolutely irrefutable, however … Continue reading

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Value Added: Why National Review Is Wrong

“Value Added: Why National Review Is Wrong” by Ron K. Unz Immigrants are a net benefit to the nation and a natural Republican constituency—if the party doesn’t blow it National Review, November 7, 1994 This journal has performed a valuable … Continue reading

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