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Designing Division
In 2016, Pentagram, perhaps the world’s most well-respected graphic design agency, was tasked with designing a visual identity for...
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Apr 23, 20234 min read


BPR Interviews: Marianne Williamson on Politics and Souls
Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, activist, spiritual leader, and a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Nomination. Nick: I’m...
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Nov 25, 201918 min read


Campaign Songs: Harmless Entrance Music or Threats to Artistic Intention?
During the 1960s, artists like Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Creedence Clearwater Revival used their music to speak out...
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Nov 9, 20155 min read


From Corn Dogs to Commander in Chief: How Candidates Regulate Health and Win Votes
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road...
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Oct 5, 20154 min read


Ambassadorship for Sale
In February 2014, Noah Bryson Mamet told the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee that he had never been to Argentina. He was speaking at...
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Oct 30, 20146 min read


Gridlock in Washington
Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...
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Oct 12, 20146 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


Governor Scott Brown, Meet President Scott Brown
Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who lost his 2012 Senate reelection bid to Elizabeth Warren, is said to be “leaning strongly...
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Jan 31, 20132 min read


Why Has Education Been Forgotten From the Campaign Trail?
In the past year, we’ve heard President Obama and Governor Romney talk about everything from Libya to the London Olympics. However,...
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Oct 19, 20123 min read
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