Sometimes discrimination is rational. That doesn't "excuse it", nor is it necessarily so in this case, but I rarely see anyone go through the trouble of ruling

Sometimes discrimination is rational. That doesn't "excuse it", nor is it necessarily so in this case, but I rarely see anyone go through the trouble of ruling it out. Which is a pity, because greater cognizance of that fact might provide a stronger impetus for more robust interventions than a mere (nowadays de facto) quota. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/books/25book.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/books/25book.html