Jack Lowe

An Army captain balances pride for the history of Black soldiers and despair over Confederate names being restored on military bases.

This paper uses a collection of 393 Government documents, titled ‘A Safer Sweden’, published between 2013 and 2021 to analyze how narratives about crime and immigration shape the boundaries of acceptable punishment and national identity.

The following is my half of the Keynote Remarks on King and the radical revolution of values that Ashley and I delivered at Waynesburg University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Convocation in Robert’s Chapel on January 16, 2024.

Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Submits Amicus Brief on Behalf of West Point Graduates Attesting that Diversity in West Point Admissions Makes the Army Stronger and Saves Soldiers’ Lives

The growth of the Swedish prison population is a reversal from the small, rehabilitation-oriented prison system described in the “Nordic exceptionalism thesis.” This paper challenges the assumption that punishment is an inevitable response to crime.

A review of DoD failures to fight extremism, history of white nationalist activity, developed from a database cataloguing over 400 white nationalist incidents among veterans and active service members, and recommendations for future policy solutions.

Letter to the USMA Superintendent in response to the military's grappling with racism in the Summer of 2020, specifically his claim that systemic racism was not a problem. Introduces antiracist policy proposal to achieve the Army's stated goals.

This proposal envisions a West Point that trains Officers for the challenges of leading in a diverse Army by enforcing zero tolerance for racism, educating in anti-racism, replacing Confederate icons, and valuing Black Cadets in an inclusive space.

With 7K views on Medium, this piece exposes West Point’s betrayal in disbanding the Respect Committee—its only anti-racist program. It highlights the hypocrisy of "character building" while calling on cadets to demand real institutional change.