"Are We Obligated to Do Right?" open.substack.com/pub/governingr…

Milton Friedman’s Foresight: The wisdom and wins of a 70-year-old essay that—I admit—I never really liked. bit.ly/4lW5jyi

.Andy Smarick describes how the thought leadership of an education outsider transformed American education: "The scholarship tax-credit program in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill will likely amount to the largest expansion of choice in American history."

Why do so many top jobs—like Supreme Court clerkships and White House Fellowships—go to graduates of the same few elite schools? A new Manhattan Institute report by Andy Smarick points to a hidden driver: affinity bias among those doing the choosing, who tend to pick people like

That’s not because public law schools and universities don’t produce talent. In fact, public university grads dominate among state supreme court justices and AGs.

Ivy+ justices don’t just hire more clerks from elite schools—they hire from a narrower set of schools overall. And it’s not just favoritism for their alma mater. They disproportionately favor Ivy+ schools, period.

The same pattern shows up in other elite programs. In the White House Fellowship, more Ivy+ members on the selecting commission leads to more Ivy+ fellows—even after controlling for economic conditions and politics.

My new study is now available! If we want to expand opportunity, we MUST change who's in charge of choosing the next generation of leaders. manhattan.institute/article/changi… Manhattan Institute

An important report from Andy Smarick. Ironically, as it has become even more competitive, the national "meritocracy" as determined by a few elite schools has become increasingly less able to match American democratic pluralism--or to deliver effective results.

Do Ivy+ graduates dream-horde by limiting the professional opportunities available to others? open.substack.com/pub/governingr…

"But in revisiting that essay, I see how much he got right. In fact, the essay demonstrates why outsiders are often essential to a field’s advancement." bit.ly/4lW5jyi

Long and thoughtful read from Andy Smarick: "One reason that elite professional positions are disproportionately held by Ivy and Ivy+ graduates is that Ivy and Ivy+ graduates in positions of power select people who share their educational backgrounds."

ICYMI - Milton Friedman’s Foresight: The wisdom and wins of a 70-year-old essay that—I admit—I never really liked. bit.ly/4lW5jyi

Please read this vital post by Andy Smarick. I am with him 💯. Full disclosure, he links to a #SchoolChoice study I led w/ initial disappointing findings when saying "But we knew those producing the findings were fair. We knew we had to accept the findings." open.substack.com/pub/governingr…