John McGinnis

Meritocracy and Multiculturalism

“Will America come to an enduring settlement, not unlike our religious-political settlement, that puts race and ethnicity outside the ordinary bounds of political, educational, and employment decisions?” ~ John O. McGinnis

The Death of Separationism and the Life of School Choice

“Carson v. Makin energizes a political movement that is essential to improving the human capital of the next generation as well as sustaining the ideological and religious diversity that makes for a pluralist society.” ~ John O. McGinnis

The Workhouse of the Early Court

“Magliocca has himself provided superb academic service in bringing to life a figure who is largely forgotten but for his famous surname and showing his contemporary relevance to some of our own important legal debates.” ~ John O. McGinnis

A Path for University Reform

“Reducing bureaucracy saves money and race and ethnicity-blind admissions ends unpopular discrimination. But as importantly, both advance rather than undermine the primary missions of the university, particularly its modeling of epistemic openness.” ~ John O. McGinnis

Healing Democracy from the Bottom-Up

“Freedom builds on mankind’s intense yearning for connection. The solution to our fragmented democracy will more likely emerge bottom-up from civil and market society, rather than top-down through politics.” ~ John O. McGinnis

Jabbing the Administrative State

“Congress will need to be pellucid about what major powers it chooses to delegate. And the administration will have to offer up the real reasons for administrative actions or risk being second-guessed by the judiciary.” ~ John O. McGinnis

The Global Recession of Classical Liberalism

“There may be diminishing returns on the economic growth that classical liberalism has promoted. It is this relative comfort that allows citizens to focus on prioritizing collective projects or wallowing in their identity.” ~ John O. McGinnis