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    Randall Kennedy: The N-Word - History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #379

    Randall Kennedy, Lex Fridman

    Professor Randall Kennedy, a Harvard Law School scholar, articulates a comprehensive defense of using the N-word in education and law while arguing that censorship obscures the history of racial terror. He contends that institutions should reject blanket bans on the slur in favor of contextual pedagogy and supports affirmative action on the grounds of reparative justice despite acknowledging the stigma it imposes. Addressing broader societal issues, Kennedy calls for highly accountable police forces and rejects the permanence of racism, asserting that progress in American democracy remains possible through education rather than erasure.