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BPR Interview: Dan Harrop
Dr. Dan Harrop ’76 MD ‘79 is the Republican candidate for Mayor of Providence. He serves as the Founding Chairman of the Rhode Island GOP...
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Oct 15, 20146 min read


The Resurrection of Crist
On April 28, 2010, Florida Governor Charlie Crist left the Republican Party. His announcement came after one of the most sudden and...
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Oct 6, 20148 min read


Can a Bromance Save the Republican Party?
An unlikely friendship is brewing in the Republican Party between John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, and Chris Christie,...
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Oct 1, 20144 min read


The Filibuster: A Recipe for Continued Gridlock
The 113th United States Congress has earned the dubious distinction of the least popular in recent history. As recently as August 2014,...
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Sep 22, 20145 min read


Polar Bears and Butterflies; Donkeys and Elephants
“We are not going to be talking about polar bears and butterflies,” said political strategist Chris Lehane, “We are going to be talking...
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Sep 8, 20149 min read


The Rocky Path to a Green Legacy
“We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,”...
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Sep 2, 20147 min read


Running in Heels
In Pennsylvania, during the spring of 2008, Hillary Clinton’s campaign faced a notable problem: white women. While Clinton courted the...
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Aug 27, 20147 min read


Running the Unwinnable Race
John Dennis is running against Majority Leader Pelosi this November. Art by Katrina Machado John Dennis’ next few months look rough....
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Aug 13, 20146 min read


BPR Interview: John Dennis
John Dennis is the Republican candidate for California’s twelfth Congressional district. Running on a libertarian platform, Dennis will...
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Aug 13, 201412 min read


A Method to Midterms Madness
Art by Emily Reif There’s a general understanding amongst the members of the American public that midterm elections are not, for most...
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Aug 10, 20149 min read


Weeding Hickenlooper Out
Art by Olivia Watson Four years ago, then-Mayor John Hickenlooper leveraged his popular, quirky image to catapult himself out of Denver’s...
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Jul 17, 20145 min read


The Great Gerrymandering Debate
Does gerrymandering contribute to polarization? Art by Katrina Machado In the July tradition of summer camps past, let’s play Two Truths...
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Jul 15, 201411 min read


When Republicans Vote For Democrats
Art by Anisa Holmes On a recent visit to my former high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, I asked my 12th grade English teacher,...
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Jul 10, 20147 min read


Majority Leader or Minority Revolution
Art by Olivia Watson Frank Underwood might be a Democrat, but it was Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) that Kevin Spacey...
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Jul 6, 20145 min read


Bishops on the Border
Art by Emily Reif Since the founding of America, religion has always been both a powerful influence and a blunt weapon in political...
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Jul 6, 20146 min read


The Republican Party’s Latino Problem
Art by Katrina Machado “The definition of insanity, according to Einstein’s over-used proverb, is ‘doing the same thing over and over...
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Jul 6, 20147 min read


Exit America, Enter China: The Promise of Chinese Development in Afghanistan
As U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, China is poised to act as a stabilizing force in the region, reaping the benefits of...
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Dec 15, 20136 min read
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