A leading expert.

 

An active media voice, Adam Benforado has been interviewed by Larry King, Al Sharpton, Melissa Harris-Perry, and Scott Simon and been featured on Fresh Air. His op-eds and essays have appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time, and Rolling Stone.

 

A Minor Revolution in the news . . .

Family Proclamations

One hundred years ago, a bright new age for children was dawning in America. Child labor laws were being passed, public education was spreading, and more. But Adam Benforado says America stopped short in its revolution of children's rights.

Parenting & Politics

What would happen if we put children first in our country? What would happen if we empowered children at all ages and centered the law to protect our youngest citizens? In this episode Diana Limongi talks to Adam Benforado, a children's rights expert, an award winning author and law professor at Drexel University, about how prioritizing children's rights would benefit us all.

Stay Tuned with Preet

Adam speaks with Preet Bharara about Unfair, A Minor Revolution, law school, psychological biases, and other topics . . .

Speaking of Kids

Adam speaks with Bruce Lesley and Messellech Looby about cultivating a child-first mindset.

Booked Up with Jen Taub

Adam speaks with Jen Taub about A Minor Revolution.

C-SPAN

Adam is interviewed by journalist and author Anya Kamenetz about A Minor Revolution on C-SPAN’s After Words. Watch the complete hour-long interview here.

The Hill

What If Our Oldest President’s Legacy Was Uplifting the Youngest Americans?

Read the article here.

The Atlantic

Why Our Children Should Be More Demanding, Not Less

Read the article here.

Think on KERA

Adam speaks with Krys Boyd about A Minor Revolution.

Life Examined on KCRW

Adam speaks with Jonathan Bastian about A Minor Revolution.

Rolling Stone

We Have to Lower the Voting Age to 16, Right Now

The science is clear. So are the ethics. It’s time to give teens the right to vote.

Read the article here.

TIME

Lead in My Pipes Taught Me How Little America Does to Protect Children

Read the article here.

KATU

Adam appears on AM Northwest to talk about A Minor Revolution.

New York Magazine

Should Children Vote, Sit on Juries, and Serve in Office?

A law professor’s radical case for rethinking American democracy.

Read the article here.

Salon

The case to let children vote: Why law professor Adam Benforado calls for a “minor revolution”

“We need to notice the suffering of children, and rethink our approach to every field,” Benforado said.

Read the article here.

Harvard Gazette

Putting children first legally, politically, economically

Law professor says nation disregards their rights to protect them, create conditions so they can thrive

Read the article here.

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