Erec Smith

Erec Smith is a research fellow at the Cato Institute and a former associate professor of rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania.

Illinois city's reparations plan is misguided, divisive and likely unconstitutional

February 22

Illinois city's reparations plan is misguided, divisive and likely unconstitutional

Evanston, Illinois' $25,000 reparations payments to 44 Black residents raise constitutional questions and practical concerns about race-based compensation programs.

I’m a Black Ph.D. and here’s why I left academia

November 17, 2024

I’m a Black Ph.D. and here’s why I left academia

I'm a Black Ph.D. and academia got so bad that I walked away. The relentless liberal agenda in colleges and universities is designed to cause resentment of Western Civilization.