Edward Blum

Edward Blum, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is the president of the Project on Fair Representation.

Politics & Policy

An Insulting Provision

By Edward Blum May 2, 2006

Just when you thought Republicans in Congress couldn’t dump on conservative principles any more than they already have, along comes the next show stopper. Judiciary Committee leaders in both chambers ...

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Out of The Ghetto

By Edward Blum March 22, 2006

Last week, Washington, D.C.-area billionaire businessman Robert L. Johnson announced his purchase of a small, federally chartered Florida bank. He plans to build it into the nation’s largest minority-owned financial ...

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Don’t Get Your Robes Caught in The Thicket

By Edward Blum & Roger Clegg March 1, 2006

Who can love gerrymanders? They are an unfair manipulation of voting district lines in order to protect incumbent politicians–or, sometimes, help certain individuals get elected who want to become incumbent ...

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Who’s Playing Politics?

By Edward Blum, Roger Clegg & Abigail Thernstrom January 24, 2006

Government memos leaked to the press are nothing new in Washington, yet they can still command a front page, above-the-fold headline. The latest came on December 2, 2005, when the ...

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Gerrymander Slander

By Abigail Thernstrom & Edward Blum December 6, 2005

On the question of minority voting rights, neither Republicans nor Democrats are covered in glory. In the latest chapter, House Democrats, led by California’s Nancy Pelosi, have gone ballistic over ...

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A Long Way From ’54

By Edward Blum & Roger Clegg May 17, 2004

Today the nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of what was perhaps the most momentous decision ever handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education, the ...

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Civil-Rights Showdown

By Edward Blum June 19, 2003

If your stomach starts to churn whenever the office or classroom discussion turns to “affirmative action,” it may be wise for ...

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“Okay You Caught Me”

By Edward Blum & Roger Clegg May 27, 2003

Over the last year, the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) and the American ...

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Not “Just One Factor”

By Edward Blum & Roger Clegg March 31, 2003

On Tuesday, April 1, the University of Michigan will defend its use of racial and ethnic admission preferences before the Supreme Court. Central to UM’s defense is its claim that ...