Posts by Germaine Washington
Republican Coalition Building in the Trump Era | OPINION
Image courtesy of the American Life League The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. With the introduction of the Texas Heartbeat Act in March of this year, the hotly contested topic of abortion has returned to the forefront of political conversation in the United States. The Texas Bill…
Read MoreWhy the Anti-BDS Movement is Anti-American | OPINION
Image courtesy of the ACLU. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The freedom of citizens and organizations to express their views on significant issues occupies a place of particular importance in the American judicial system. After all, a necessary check on the state’s power is public expression.…
Read MoreAmerican Companies Must Support Democracy in Hong Kong | OPINION
Image courtesy of Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Nearly two years ago, the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests occupied a brief moment of prominence in the American mainstream media. The introduction of the Chinese extradition bill in Hong Kong, intended to permit the transfer of suspected…
Read MoreDefamation, Censorship, and Hypocrisy: Big Tech in 2021 | OPINION
The Ever Given Blocking the Suez Canal. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In late March 2021, much of the 24-hour news cycle was dedicated to an economic catastrophe in the Middle East. On March 23rd, the Ever Given, a 1300 foot-long shipping…
Read MoreShould We Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory? | OPINION
Washington Discusses the Ethical and Practice Considerations of a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate. (Photo Credit: thesuffolkjournal.com) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. President Biden has announced that the White House supports states making all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations by May 1st. The serious contingent of the U.S.…
Read MoreHarvard’s Affirmative Action Bluff | OPINION
Harvard’s consideration of race in admissions violates established law (Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons) The prominent role of affirmative action in college admissions, particularly for so-called “elite institutions” with restrictive admissions requirements, is once again being litigated at the federal level. Last month, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the Massachusetts…
Read MoreRespect Democratic Norms, Vote For Biden | OPINION
Photo Credit: Eric Haynes Earlier this month, we witnessed a tremendous amount of political machinery in the executive and legislative branches’ move to nominate, hear, and confirm the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett. Yet, with less than a week until the 2020 US presidential election, the year-long vacancies in the Department of Homeland Security still somehow…
Read MorePrivate Corporations Are Not Public Institutions: On Free Speech and Social Media | OPINION
Facebook CEA Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The conversation surrounding free speech in the United States has increasingly revolved around internet as a forum welcoming of all speech and expression. As internet access and popularity has grown, much of…
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