Affirmative Action for the 1 Percent

Published: July 27, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

A major new study has revealed just how much elite colleges admissions in the U.S. systematically favor the rich and the superrich.\n\nDavid Leonhardt, a senior writer for The Times and The Morning, walks through the data and explains why the study is fueling calls to abandon longstanding practices like legacy admissions.\n\nGuest: David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The New York Times and The Morning.