Brownstein: ‘Color-blind’ conservatism has some holes in its logic

The Supreme Court and President Donald Trump’s administration are mounting parallel crusades to virtually eliminate the use of race in government decision-making.

With one conspicuous exception.

Between them, the court’s Republican-appointed majority and the Trump administration have severely limited, and in some cases outright banned, the consideration of race to remedy prior discrimination or to promote greater racial and ethnic diversity in virtually any setting, including college admissions, public and private sector employment, and government contracting.

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