Sanding Down Sander - The debunker of affirmative action gets debunked This piece by Slate author Emily Bazelon neatly summarizes the first round of statistical analysis of UCLA law professor Richard Sander's indictment of affirmative action in law schools. I wish that law reviews had peer review -- but since most law students and professors find it hard to get out of the mindset of trying to win their case, this appeal to neutrality and rigor in scholarship will doubtless go unheeded.