In April 1993, he wrote an op-ed for "The Wall Street Journal" opposing two appointments by the Clinton administration (Lani Guinier to assistant attorney general for civil rights and Norma V. Cantu to assistant secretary for civil rights in the Department of Education). The Journal ran the piece under the headline "Clinton's Quota Queens." After the piece was published, he distributed information about Guinier's writings and interpreted them for reporters. He also appeared on the television news shows "Nightline" and "Crossfire" to oppose her appointment. The article and Bolick's subsequent efforts were credited with helping end Guinier's appointment. On June 3, 1993, President Clinton withdrew her nomination. Clinton stated that he had not read Guinier's writings at the time of her nomination, and called some of her writings "anti-democratic." Clinton went on to describe the effort to stop Guinier's appointment as "a campaign of right-wing distortion and vilification," and according to press reports referred to Bolick's editorial with "particular scorn." Other critics accused Bolick and conservatives who opposed Guinier of racism and sexism, often citing the phrase "quota queen" as evidence.