essays

"The Founding Fathers took great pains to set up a government with three equal branches with the intent of limiting the powers of any one branch. Yet the executive branch possesses powers, known as executive privilege, that can be invoked to withhold information from the other branches in certain matters. But what happens when presidents use executive privilege to hide wrongdoing? How much does the public deserve to know? In this volume, experts make their cases both against and in support of executive privilege and project how it might be expanded or limited in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Nineteen essays present opposing arguments regarding whistleblowers, covering such topics as what motivates whistleblowers, do whistleblowers compromise national security, and what consequences do whistleblowers face.

"Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love. Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism, profiling game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets . . . hip-hop. [This book] offers an . . . inclusive feminism for the modern world. Weaving together . . . personal essay and cultural commentary, [she] interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop. In the process, she continues a Black feminist legacy of . . . sheer determination and creative resilience"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays presenting arguments that hate speech restrictions are dangerous and counterproductive not only because of the challenge they present to the First Amendment but also because they draw attention and resources away from the real problems of racism and inequality.

"This collection of essays, authored by . . . scholars in American religious and political history, challenges readers to look past familiar clashes over social issues to appreciate the ways in which faith has fueled twentieth-century U.S. politics beyond predictable partisan divides and across a spectrum of debates ranging from environment to labor, immigration to civil rights, domestic legislation to foreign policy. Offering fresh illustrations drawn from a range of innovative primary sources, theories, and methods, these essays emphasize that our rendering of religion and politics in the twentieth century must appreciate the intersectionality of identities, interests, and motivations that transpire and exist outside an unbending dualistic paradigm"--Provided by publisher.

"Thirty-four essays by a team of leading scholars offering a broad reassessment of the Cold War, calling into question orthodox ways of ordering the chronology of the period and presenting . . . insights into the global dimension of the conflict"--OCLC.

"A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women"--Provided by publisher.

"Anthology of curated articles exploring cyberterrorism and cyber attacks used to create chaos and fear. The viewpoints in this resource debate the potential damage created by cyberterrorism, how it can be prevented, and who is responsible for policing it"--Provided by publisher.

"Anthology of essays exploring the impact that the big technology companies have on the world. Experts debate the role of big tech on politics, economics, and society at large, questioning whether these companies have an outsize influence and whether they should and can be reigned in"--Provided by publisher.

"Anthology of diverse essays exploring the debate surrounding reparations for Black Americans as compensation for the horrors of slavery in the US as well as generations of damaging policies that have impeded the development of African American communities. Experts from the field debate whether reparations are necessary, if they could ever be sufficient, and how they could be implemented"--Provided by publisher.