Author: Samuel Edwards
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Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy on Racial Disparities and Opposition to Black Success
Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy, a respected scholar with a diverse audience, has written a guest essay in The New York Times titled “The Truth Is, Many Americans Just Don’t Want Black People to Get Ahead.” The article discusses the history of efforts to advance African Americans and correct racial disparities, which have faced criticisms…
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How Site Neutrality Policies Could Save Medicare and Benefit Taxpayers and Seniors
After months of debate, Congress has finally raised the debt ceiling. However, the nation’s fiscal health remains a cause for concern. Lawmakers have avoided addressing the most expensive items, such as federal health and entitlement programs, but they will eventually be forced to confront this issue. One solution could be to reduce overpayments in the…
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The Wager: When Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
David Grann’s book, The Wager, explores the idea that truth can be stranger than fiction. The book centers around an event that occurred during Commodore George Anson’s 18th-century circumnavigation of the world. A British ship, the Wager, foundered near an island off the Chilean coast after a brutal voyage around Cape Horn. Some of the…