It is a controversial thesis: Black Americans have struggled to attain the full promise of the American Dream because of government's efforts to level the playing field that citizens compete on for everything from educational success to employment. The solution to racial inequality in America is more, not less competition, between groups where no individual is given preferential treatment over another. Is this vision of America realistic in age of growing economic inequality? And does it live up America's ideals of freedom and fairness?
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