Forgive me–I’m about to get testy again–but this thread on 11D really does seem to me to showcase in stunning technocolor the moral bankruptcy of voucher opponents who have pulled their own kids out of failing inner city schools. They have no good answer for why their choice is morally worthy, but vouchers are horrifying; their response to the deep need of kids in failing schools is a slightly gussied up version of “screw you, I’ve got mine.” Their children’s future, you see, is an infinitely precious resource that trumps their principles of distributional justice and community solidarity, but they cannot imagine putting the futures of poorer, darker skinned children ahead of sacred principles such as “Thou shalt not allow children to attend schools run by the Catholic Church” and “Supporting the public schools (even when they suck)”. I could do a better job arguing against school vouchers.

That is the beginning of a great post by Megan McArdle, blogging in the Atlantic, on vouchers. She continues on to dissect common objections to vouchers and shows just how weak they really are. A must read for anybody interested in the voucher discussion. Go here to read the post in full.

If you want more, you can read further thoughts on her post here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Enjoy!