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No Representation Without Taxation
On October 18th, 2016, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, the archbishop of Boston, held a meeting with over 40 interfaith leaders to discuss new...
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Dec 23, 20165 min read
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We Can’t All Get A’s: Why We Must Reform Credit Rating Agencies
Almost everyone today can remember the 2008 financial crisis. Over the course of a very short time, over $10 trillion in assets were...
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Dec 17, 20167 min read
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BPR Interviews: Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, best known for her novels Gilead and Housekeeping as well as her...
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Dec 16, 20164 min read
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BPR Interviews: Leslie Lewin
Leslie Lewin is the Executive Director of Seeds of Peace, a leadership development program founded in 1993 committed to developing mutual...
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Dec 16, 20166 min read
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BPR Interviews: Leah Daughtry
Reverend Leah Daughtry is a renowned activist, preacher, and political strategist. She has held positions in the US Department of Labor,...
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Dec 16, 20164 min read
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BPR Interviews: Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University, General Director of the Mercatus Center, and a...
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Dec 16, 20165 min read
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BPR Interviews: Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz is the current U. S. Secretary of Energy. He was unanimously confirmed to the position by the Senate in 2013. Moniz is an...
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Dec 16, 20165 min read
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Mr. 305: Miami Beach’s Questionable Climate Change Policy
Miami Beach has often styled itself as the perfect tourist destination by the ocean; a modern day Atlantis. But this comparison may soon...
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Dec 14, 20166 min read
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Down the Drain: Revising Cap-and-Trade for California
Facing incessant drought, cities across the state of California have been forced to consider every potential water-saving measure. But...
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Dec 14, 20167 min read
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No More Parties in LA: How City Regulations Stymie Progress
Tom Gores, the owner of the Detroit Pistons, recently shelled out $100 million for a 33,000-square-foot house in the Holmby Hills...
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Dec 14, 20167 min read
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Discriminatory Discipline
There’s no denying that the US education system is trigger-happy when it comes to passing out suspensions. According to some reports, 1...
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Dec 10, 20165 min read
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Crying Over Dumped Milk
Over the past year, the average American has consumed an extra pound of dairy products. However, this is not a conscious decision in...
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Dec 7, 20165 min read
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Sharing Is Caring
Over the last few years, companies like Uber and Airbnb have exploded onto the national and international economic scenes. Uber was...
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Dec 7, 20165 min read
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A Small Victory for Diversity: Bilingual Education in California
The week before the US presidential election, then-Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine made history by delivering the first...
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Dec 6, 20164 min read
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The Gang Injunction Malfunction
In many ways, Rashad Newsome and Carell Johnson were no different from typical high school students: Newsome had a part-time job and was...
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Nov 29, 20166 min read
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Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Reshaping Sex Ed in American Schools
While the corny videos you might have watched in high school health class likely seemed humorous at the time, America’s failure to build...
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Nov 28, 20166 min read
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The American Paradox: America’s Exceptional Attitude Toward Climate Change
On September 26, at the first 2016 presidential debate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed a finger at Trump’s...
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Nov 28, 20164 min read
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The Ethics of Modern Warfare
On October 13 at 4am, a US naval destroyer launched a series of Tomahawk cruise missiles towards three radar sites along the Iran-backed...
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Nov 25, 20165 min read
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Olympic Pillage: Why Rule 40 Needs to Go
At the end of September, President Obama hosted the 2016 Rio Olympic team at the White House, hailing the athletes as American role...
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Nov 16, 20165 min read
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BPR Interviews: Ben King
Ben King is the cofounder and outreach director of Amish PAC, a super PAC for conservative Amish voters in swing states such as...
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Nov 13, 20164 min read
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