The Other Affirmative Action, Ctd

A reader writes:

I'm a big believer in expanding class-based affirmative action.  But I think one important step that should also be taken is the ending of legacy admissions at private schools, colleges, and universities. 

The fact that the children of America's elite are given an opportunity to get an Ivy League education, and the prestige that goes with it, even though they may be less qualified than other applicants is one of the major flaws in any claim that the U.S. is, or ever has...