Writing at NRO, Roger Clegg contributes this hard-hitting article on a case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear involving the permissibility of school districts using the race of students to determine which school they’ll be assigned to. Clegg explains clearly why this is a horrible idea and he does a terrific job of refuting the feeble arguments offered by the proponents.

Ward Connerly, speaking at the Pope Center’s conference back in October, argued that it’s time for the U.S. to get past its mania over people’s race and to stop looking at individuals as representatives of “their” groups. Clegg’s article underscores his point.