Limits of the Law is a lecture series that the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts is holding at Mount Holyoke College this semester. Tonight's speaker was Lani Guinier, a Harvard Law professor who talked about Racial Literacy or Post-Racial Blindness: Where Should the Law Go from Here? It was a fascinating and amazing talk about to what extent are we collectively responsible for putting 1 black man in the white house and 1 million black men in prison? It was very thought provoking and the energy that Professor Guinier shared was contagious. The answer to our crisis is related, again, to education. Rather than spending $200 billion a year on law enforcement we need to direct our money, energy and time to early childhood programs, schooling, and ensuring quality education for all so that we don't disregard the creative potential of all citizens.
