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Stirring the Melting Pot
Of the 20 men who have held the Presidency since 1900, Warren Harding may be the most forgotten. Indeed, in nearly every name recognition...
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Apr 23, 20235 min read


Investigating the Political Potency of Christian Nationalism: An Interview with Andrew Whitehead
Andrew Whitehead is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Co-Director of the...
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Mar 1, 20215 min read


Rethinking Incarceration: An Interview with James Forman Jr.
James Forman Jr. is a professor at Yale Law School. He teaches and writes about criminal law policy, constitutional law, juvenile...
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Jan 8, 20217 min read


Anatomy of an Essential Industry: An Interview with Josh Levin ’02
Josh Levin is Slate’s national editor, author of the book The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, and the host of Slate’s...
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Jan 1, 20217 min read


Keeping Emmett Till Alive When We Need Him Most: An Interview with Keith Beauchamp
*Gabby Smith ’23 is a guest interviewer from BPR’s US section. When Keith Beauchamp was just 10 years old, he saw the image of Emmett...
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Dec 1, 202013 min read


BPR Interviews: Lieutenant David Bissonnette
Lieutenant David Bissonnette has been a Rhode Island police officer for 19 years and a Use of Force & Police Arrest and Control...
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Jul 7, 202014 min read
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The Waco Siege – BPR Interviews: David Thibodeau [Part 2]
*Part one of this interview is located here. David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian...
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May 5, 20208 min read


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


Made in China, Filmed in China
With $40.9 million in ticket sales on its first day, the Chinese film “The Mermaid” broke global box office records in February of this...
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May 2, 20168 min read


Making A Deal With Iran
Last month, a group of nations led by the United States agreed to extend important negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program....
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Dec 23, 20144 min read


A Well Regulated Militia: American Militarized Terrorism
In the decades since the “Militia Movement” first rose to prominence in the ’90s, the movement has received even fewer minutes of...
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Dec 9, 20144 min read


Crumbling Infrastructure in the United States
During rush hour on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota suddenly collapsed, sending 111 vehicles...
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Nov 29, 20143 min read


The Struggle Over Bulgaria
Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a...
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Nov 9, 20144 min read


Altruism in the Age of Tax Breaks
The art of “giving back” is one some say has been perfected in the US, which gives about 2 percent of GNP each year. In 1960, it is...
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Nov 29, 20136 min read


Demystifying the Hermit Kingdom: Eight Days in North Korea
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air...
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Oct 25, 20136 min read


Seeing ‘La Dolce Vita’ Across the Pond
In a well-known stream of consciousness on the series premiere of The Newsroom, fictitious news anchor Will McAvoy expounds on everything...
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Sep 4, 20135 min read
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