To the Editor:
I believe that Jedidah C. Isler willfully misunderstands Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.’s question: “What unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?”
I say “willfully” because Justice Roberts’s point is pretty obvious. He is not saying that a minority student can bring no new perspective to a physics class. He is saying: What new perspective can such a student bring by virtue of his minority status? In other words, what has blackness, whiteness or any other racial or ethnic feature to do with physics?
JOHN STADDON
Durham, N.C.
The writer is emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University.
Note from KBJ: Here's what's racist: assuming that all blacks think alike, so that the mere presence of a black person in a classroom guarantees a black perspective. When progressives accuse conservatives of racism, they're projecting.
