Dr. Carol M. Swain, retired professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, is an award-winning political scientist who has been cited three times by the U.S. Supreme Court. Swain has authored or edited thirteen books including the bestseller, Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory is Burning Down the House. Swain is a fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture. She resides in Nashville, Tennessee.