Volume 2.2 - Discrimination - Spring 1998

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Message from the Editor

No matter what the topic is of the Chicago Policy Review, I think the staff is consistently and pleasantly surprised about the wide range of policy discussions that are brought to our forum. In this edition of the Review, we hope to build on our reputation of presenting critical, thought-provoking analyses and examine several meaningful policy questions surrounding discrimination. Among them: How do current debates about language reflect a deeper pattern of social inequality and racial/ethnic discrimination prevalent in the history of American politics? And, is there an economic rationale for supporting same-sex marriages and undermining discrimination against their establishment?

We hope these issues and the others included here capture your attention as they have ours. We are again pleased to present such a diverse selection of voices and opinions, including those of two current Harris School students, a new member of the Harris School faculty, and other noteworthy practitioners and academics from across the country.

The second year of the Review has been a promising one. We have seen the number of submissions grow consistently-nearly doubling from our first to second issue in this volume alone. The scope of articles submitted from an increasingly broad pool of authors at numerous institutions nationwide is equally inspiring. We are grateful to all those who send us their work, and we are proud of this sign of our growing regard as a reputable policy journal.

Now we hand the reins of the Review over to a new group of students and prepare to move to a subscription-based publication. I am confident the Chicago Policy Review will continue to grow and improve, and we all thank you for your ongoing support during this exciting process.

Erin A. Krasik
Editor-in-Chief

Acknowledgements

Our gratitude goes to the faculty and administration of the Harris School for believing in us, funding us, guiding us-and leaving us to be independent-to develop what has increasingly become a valued, integral part of the institution. We thank former dean Don Coursey for having faith in the Chicago Policy Review in its nascent stages and helping us establish the publication. Many thanks also to the current dean of the Harris School, Bob Michael, whose watch will help the publication "grow its legs" and whose sound guidance is always valued. Staff members Sara Miller Acosta, J.R. Dempsey, and Madhu Anand have graciously and consistently offered technical, logistical, management and moral support-we gratefully credit their work. Julia Wright deserves credit for her excellent work on the Review web site. And Joel Williams, the school's new director of communications, receives tremendous praise for adroitly helping us promote the Review and move it to a larger audience. Producing a policy journal is unquestionably a team effort, and the group of fellow students I've have the opportunity and pleasure to work with is-without doubt-one of the best.My personal thanks first to members of the editorial board they are individuals who unhesitatingly rose to the challenge and con-sistently showed initiative and dedication to put together the Review. Thanks to Gaylee Morgan for her organization, camaraderie, and col-laboration. And immeasurable thanks, praise, and admiration to Carwil James, our production manager, who regularly went above and be-yond the call of his position over the past two years, handling minute details with fortitude and skill to help make the Review the quality journal you see. I want to recognize an excellent team of new staff members from the Class of 1999. I know the Review will continue to have much success in their capable hands, and I am thrilled they have stepped up to the task. I also thank the friends and family of the Review staff members-both mine and those of my peers-who supported us and motivated us in the face of stressful deadlines and celebrated us in our accomplishments. Finally, I want to acknowledge my predecessors, Kathy Kim and Doug Lauen, the first editors of the Chicago Policy Review. It was easy for us to receive accolades this year when we inherited such an impres-sive publication. Kathy and Doug were wary to take credit for their vision last year, but it is because of their innovation and dedication that the Review has become instituted as an important facet of the Harris School for years to come.

Erin A. Krasik

Table of Contents

Language and Social Policy: An Analysis of Forces That Drive Official Language Politics in the United States
Rodney K Hopson, Paul E Green, Carol Camp Yeakey, Jeanita W Richardson, and Tracey A. Reed

Is There Wage Discrimination Against People with Disabilities?
Thomas DeLeire

American Indians in the Twilight of Affirmative Action
Steve Russell

Proxy for Discrimination: Vouchers in the Section 8 Housing Program
Stacie Young

An Economic Consideration of Same-Gender Marriage and Fertility
Adam A. Doty

The Rent/Commuting Tradeoffs of Black Middle-Class Households in Large Metropolitan Housing Markets
Mark Shroder

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