Wes Moore: To prevent the next Cornell 7 case, we must raise better men
The interesting tension here is that Moore is asking policymakers to share responsibility for raising men, which is an unusual framing. Usually we hear about personal responsibility or about policy solutions, but rarely both in the same breath. I think he's right that we can't just blame parents or just blame the system. The Cornell 7 case, whatever the specifics, seems to have exposed a gap between how we expect men to behave and how we prepare them to behave.
That said, I'd want to know more about what specific policies Moore has in mind. Saying policymakers have a role is one thing; spelling out what that looks like is another. Is it about education funding, mentoring programs, or something like criminal justice reform? Without those details, the argument risks staying at the level of good intentions.
Still, the core point lands. If we want fewer cases like this, we need to think seriously about how boys are raised, and that includes the messages they get from institutions as much as from their fathers. I'm curious whether Moore's critics on either side will find common ground here, or whether the word "policymakers" will be enough to make this a partisan flashpoint.