Stuart Taylor Jr. combines journalistic excellence and legal knowledge. He graduated from Harvard Law School, was a reporter for The Baltimore Sun and The New York Times, and is now a Brookings Institution senior fellow and National Journal columnist. With the Supreme Court poised to deliver an important decision on racial preferences, I asked about the findings of an important new book, Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It’s Intended to Help and Why Universities Won’t Admit It, that he co-authored with Richard Sander.

WORLD readers who write often ask us for information on Christian writing contests they could enter that offer big financial rewards. We know of only two that have first prize awards of $1,000 or more and don’t have entry fees or other hidden costs, but please write to June McGraw if you know of others.

Controversial quarterback Michael Vick announced plans this week to continue his national book tour despite an onslaught of threats. He challenged protesters in an interview with USA Today: “Why would you continue to bash somebody who is trying to help make the world a better place?”

When Barnes and Noble announced plans to host Vick’s book-signing, animal rights’ activists took to social media to protest against the bookseller, Vick, and his publisher, Worthy Publishing.