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The Other Ceiling That Needs to Shatter
America has a debt problem, but the problem is not the debt itself. It’s the debt ceiling. A breach of the US debt ceiling would herald...
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Mar 10, 20215 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


“All the World’s a Stage”: Improving Theatrical Accessibility in the U.S.
In 1600, an English peasant could pay one penny to stand and watch the first staging of a Shakespearean masterpiece. This penny was the...
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Dec 13, 20185 min read


Balancing the Budget Office: Republicans and Democrats are settling the score on the CBO.
In today’s game of politics, it’s hard to keep score — especially for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Although it is tasked with...
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May 1, 20156 min read


Technical Foul: Obama, a Split GOP and Stadium Financing
President Barack Obama recently unveiled his nearly $4 trillion budget, and it immediately made waves. As the unabashedly liberal wish...
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Feb 20, 20154 min read


Budget Deal Is Not As Impossible As You Think, Not As Likely As You Hope
There’s a saying that claims that if both sides of a debate are unhappy with you, you must be doing something right. President Obama, in...
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Apr 8, 20133 min read


Three Pounds of Mystery: the BRAIN Initiative’s Potential
On April 10th, President Obama will finally release his 2014 budget proposal. The budget has been delayed two months due to uncertainties...
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Apr 4, 20133 min read


A Big Waste of Time
The sequestration process has received a lot of press in the at-large media and here on BPR. Still, I would like to devote this week’s...
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Mar 5, 20132 min read


The Postal Service’s Problems Are Our Problems
The US Postal Service is what’s wrong with America. I should clarify: the USPS is a microcosm of many of the issues currently confronting...
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Feb 7, 20133 min read
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