Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a a concurring opinion in Thursday’s historic affirmative action case that is one of the most important of his three decades on the nation’s highest Court.
While acknowledging that the United States has not always lived up to its ideals, and that our society is not “colorblind,” he argues that the Constitution is, in fact, colorblind, and that its nonracial vision affirms the dignity of every individual.
In so doing, Thomas has given a tremendous gift to the United States on the eve of Independence Day, one that affirms the founding principles of the nation, at a time when they are under attack by divisive identity politics. Thomas reminds us that every successful movement to reform this country has demanded that we live up to the ideals of our founding covenant, not that we discard them or abandon the vision of freedom that is their core.
This opinion is a long time coming. Thomas has spoken out for years against the racial…