We Need to Downgrade the Ivies

The emotions around elite college admissions run high for almost every single person writing about politics, almost every politician, and many more who long ago went through the college-application gauntlet. Why?

Simple. That college-application gauntlet is a major feature in selecting our political and cultural elite. Look no further than the Supreme Court itself: Eight out of nine went through Harvard or Yale Law School; the only exception is Amy Coney Barrett, who was just summa cum laude at Notre Dame. People are right to believe that a change in the behavior of admissions offices at these universities means a change for our nation in the long run.