by LMR | Jul 22, 2021 | Invest, Policing
Blayne Chegg-Swan Junior, CUA Following the death of George Floyd in May of last year, our country was embroiled in yet another national conversation about race and policing. This conversation has never really ended, and has now been broadened to include bizarre...
by LMR | Jul 22, 2021 | Divest, Policing
Rafael Wexler-Rivera Sophomore, GWU According to the 2020 Police Violence Report, 1,126 people were murdered by law enforcement personnel in 2020. Only 16 victims had their perpetrators face charges and 620 murders were the result of police officers responding to...
by LMR | Jul 22, 2021 | Abolish, Policing
By Asha Anthony Sophomore, Howard Slogans like “defund the police” have been ubiquitous since the death of George Floyd, and the subsequent interest in the Black Lives Matter movement. With police brutality being so prominent in minority communities across the...
by LMR | Jul 19, 2021 | American Dream, Yes
By Garrison Smith Sophomore, Liberty The American Dream is a reality, and it is a reality for all Americans. Some think of the American Dream as a life full of monetary riches, the perfect job, a nice house with a white picket fence, and so much more, but in reality,...
by LMR | Jul 19, 2021 | American Dream, Yes, However...
By Andrew Falduto Junior, Fordham At its core, the American Dream is the belief that through perseverance and honest work, one can go from impoverished to successful. Famed American inventor Robert Fulton, arguably a prime example of the Dream, once said, “The...
by LMR | Jul 19, 2021 | American Dream, No
By Tyler Melvin Senior, Mississippi State The idea of the American Dream was always just that: a dream. In reality, one’s ability to achieve monetary success in the United States is often determined before one is born. Indeed, the circumstances set generations before...
