Cinematic illustration symbolizing the inheritance of opportunity through education, institutional access, wealth, and artificial intelligence, contrasted with unequal pathways to success.

The Inheritance of Opportunity: America’s Consistent Merit Divide

For generations, Americans have believed that hard work and determination define success. But as wealth, institutional access, and artificial intelligence increasingly shape who gets the opportunity to develop their talents, the nation may be confronting a deeper question: Are we still measuring merit—or simply rewarding inherited opportunity?

Executive Order Establishing the “1776 Commission”

Establishing the “1776 Commission” is the latest effort to justify America’s indelible slave economy origins and present-day persistent, rancid-racist ideology. Any ill-conceived notions that excites Trump’s under-educated, racist voting block will be employed while attempting to derail the upcoming 2020 elections. Trump recently announced several measures aimed at promoting what he called “patriotic education” while blasting progressive efforts at re-examining …