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A Case for Listening to Anti-Vaxxers
Climate change deniers, flat-earthers, and anti-vaxxers sit around the same table when it comes to rejecting science in favor of...
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May 22, 20205 min read


Ending Federal Funding for Abstinence-Only Education
The quality, content, and mere presence of sex-education varies wildly across the United States. Only 29 states and the District of...
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May 22, 20206 min read


Nail Salons: Polishing Over a Chipped Foundation
Anatomy of a nail salon: aromatic chemicals circulate in small rooms. Gleaming rows of nail polish bottles stretch in rainbows along the...
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May 21, 20205 min read


A Looming Crisis: The National Debt
The national debt currently stands at almost $25 trillion, with interest of $382 billion. However, it receives minimal attention. Since...
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May 21, 20207 min read


When Empathy Goes Too Far: Preserving Compassion in Identity Politics
When Michael Harriot advises white people to “know the line” in his article “7 Rules for White People with Black Friends,” his...
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May 21, 20206 min read


Emojicracy: Democratizing the Emoji Committee
In June 2016, an armed shooter opened fire in a gay nightclub in Florida, bringing international prominence to two words. The first was...
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May 21, 20204 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: David Thibodeau [Part 1]
David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians...
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Apr 28, 202013 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: Gary Noesner [Part 1]
Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch...
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Apr 28, 202010 min read


The Standards of Play: The Need for Regulation in Prekindergarten
Publicly funded prekindergarten is one of the few issues in our politically divided climate that has garnered bipartisan support. In...
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Apr 18, 20205 min read


Iowa and Why America Must Abolish Caucuses
The Iowa Caucus is always a spectacle. Pollsters, journalists, pundits, and voters alike watch it because the results provide a strong...
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Apr 18, 20204 min read


The Untapped Political Power of Asian America
After a memorable performance in the second Democratic debate last July, entrepreneur Andrew Yang rose rapidly from obscurity. In the...
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Apr 18, 20205 min read


Pointing Fingers: Why No Singular Entity Is to Blame for Rising Drug Costs
There’s no question about it: prescription drug costs in the United States are unaffordable for many Americans. So whose fault is it?...
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Apr 9, 20206 min read


The U.S. – Canada Northwest Passage Dispute
Canada and the United States enjoy a peaceful coexistence – as allies and trading partners, they tend to cooperate on most important...
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Apr 8, 20204 min read


The G-Word: Why The US Needs to Recognize Genocides
For a century, the United States government refused to recognize the systematic murder and explusion of 1.5 million Armenians under the...
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Apr 8, 20205 min read


How President Trump is Destroying Freedom of Speech in Corporate America
President Trump, the Right’s poster child of free speech, is actually doing everything he can to restrict it. Throughout his tumultuous...
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Apr 8, 20205 min read


City Upon a Bill: The Politics of Municipal Incorporation
US history is peppered with instances of communities seeking political independence from government authorities. In the 19th century, a...
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Mar 2, 20205 min read


First in the Nation: How the Presidential Primary Calendar Prioritizes White Voters
As caucuses in Iowa closed on February 3rd, Americans waited with bated breath to learn which Democratic candidates will have an early...
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Mar 1, 20205 min read


It’s Time to Hold Big Tech Accountable For Political Censorship
For years, conservatives in America have railed against Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, for using...
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Mar 1, 20206 min read


Force Advertising: The Problem with Military Ads
Dramatic music. Aerial shots of imposing ships. Rugged soldiers storming a battlefield to sonorous narration. The clip ends on the emblem...
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Mar 1, 20205 min read


Trump v. Vance: An Assault on the Constitution
In 1996, when Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was speaking at an event in Quebec, he shoved a heckler aside. He was charged with...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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