After Affirmative Action Ends

Plus: Russians see that they might have a choice; the fight for Turner Classic Movies; and “Lottery” day is here again. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, June 27, 2023 In today’s newsletter, finding new paths for diversity, and then: • Russians see that they might have a choice • Why Turner Classic Movies is a national treasure • “Lottery” day is here again After Affirmative Action Ends The next big question for school admissions will likely be the legality of “race-neutral” methods that are designed with the continuing goal of producing diverse student bodies. Photograph by Samuel Corum / Getty When the Supreme Court mandates an end to affirmative action, as it is expected to do in the coming few days, schools will no longer be allowed to consider an applicant’s race in the admissions process. But, as Jeannie Suk Gersen writes, “institutions that have long viewed student-body diversity as essential to their missions will not change that belief simply because of the Court’s ruling, nor could the Court purport to mandate such a shift in values.” Even with such a large and contentious legal question nominally settled, the fights over diversity goals in education will be far from over—and Gersen explains why the words of the former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are likely to set the battle lines going forward. Read the story Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » From the News Desk Our Columnists Prigozhin Showed Russians That They Might Have a Choice This weekend, the country saw someone other than Putin act politically and—even more important—wield force. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment Does It Matter That Neil Gorsuch Is Committed to Native American Rights? The Justice doesn’t just join with the liberals on the bench when it comes to tribal rights; he often seems to lead them. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Q. & A. What Prigozhin’s Half-Baked “Coup” Could Mean for Putin’s Rule Although the immediate threat of revolt has been extinguished, the episode may embolden future challengers to Russia’s status quo. By Isaac Chotiner In the News Illustration by Golden Cosmos In a decision announced today in the case of Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court rejected what’s known as the “independent state legislature” theory, which could have given state lawmakers expanded control over federal elections. Read Andrew Marantz on how the backers of this radical interpretation attempted to sway election outcomes in the past, and what they hoped to do in the future. Read more » From the Archive Fiction “The Lottery” It is time for this year’s lottery. The famous short story, which takes place on June 27th, was published in The New Yorker seventy-five years ago this month. By Shirley Jackson Culture Dept. Cultural Comment Turner Classic Movies Is a National Treasure The channel has an astounding degree of control over a crucial part of American cinema. It should become a public resource available to all. By Richard Brody Under Review Confronting Georgetown’s History of Enslavement In “The 272,” Rachel L. Swarns sets out how the country’s first Catholic university profited from the sale of enslaved people. By Paul Elie Second Read Ágota Kristóf and the Uses of Illiteracy The Hungarian novelist deployed her estrangement from language as a form of protection, both for herself and for her readers. By Jennifer Krasinski Dept. of Song Joanna Sternberg Is a Music Ninja Growing up in Manhattan Plaza, an artists’ housing complex, the singer-songwriter sat in with the Marsalis brothers and almost had Alicia Keys as a babysitter. By Nick Paumgarten Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts Raising Felix: Bury Me Already The first few weeks of parenting were sometimes unexpectedly peaceful. But then why did that time period feel so crazy? By Julia Wertz Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle Delevingne of “Only Murders in the Building”: four letters. By Aimee Lucido Daily Cartoon Tuesday, June 27th By Erika Sjule P.S. Shirley Jackson was, during her lifetime, “largely dismissed as a talented purveyor of high-toned horror stories,” Zoë Heller has noted. Read more about how Jackson’s work has been reclaimed “from the sexists and the genre snobs who have consigned her to a dungeon of kooky, spooky middlebrow-ness.” Today’s newsletter was written by Ian Crouch. Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.