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Sanctions May Not Be the Solution The West Thinks They Are
Less than two weeks into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became the target of 2,778 new sanctions—including the previous sanctions...
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Apr 25, 20225 min read
The Fight for Fairness in Food: An Interview with Kiki Louya
Kiki Louya is a Detroit-born chef, entrepreneur, food activist, community partner, and storyteller who was recognized by The New York...
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Apr 25, 202212 min read
The Future of the Mid-Sized American City: An Interview with Tim Kelly (Part 2)
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year...
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Apr 25, 20226 min read
In America, Kids Come Last
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most universally ratified human rights treaty in the history of the United...
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Apr 24, 20225 min read
The Oil Industry is Lying to You About Energy Security
Marc Rosario grew up in Fox Point and remembers shoveling sidewalks for Adler’s Hardware on Wickenden and Benefit. In late March,...
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Apr 22, 20226 min read
The Future of the Mid-Sized American City: An Interview with Tim Kelly (Part 1)
Tim Kelly currently serves as the 74th Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was elected in 2021 as an independent and is in the first year...
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Apr 22, 20229 min read
Curricula in Crisis: The Slippery Slope of School Censorship
In the past year, a wave of intense debate surrounding the censorship of public school curricula has swept the nation, impacting students...
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Apr 22, 20224 min read
Ask the Chief – Los Angeles: An Interview with Michel Moore
*This interview is the sixth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Michel...
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Apr 20, 20224 min read
Class, Affirmative Action, and the Dangers of Progressive Tribalism: The case against race-based aff
An increasingly concerning phenomenon is festering within progressive politics. In late May of 2020, prominent Marxist scholar Adolph...
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Apr 18, 20226 min read
Watching the Hourglass: Japanese Politics in the Midst of a Disappearing Population
From Children of Men to The Handmaid’s Tale, contemporary culture has always had a fascination with fertility and its relationship with...
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Apr 16, 20225 min read
Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Part of a Long-running Conservative Effort Target
On February 17, 2022 the Florida Senate advanced legislation that would ban discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in...
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Apr 16, 20225 min read
West African Winter: Why Sanctions Won’t Work
“Today, apart from vegetables, nothing is affordable in the market. Neither onions nor oil, let alone meat.” – Fane Tenin Berthe, local...
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Apr 15, 20225 min read
Will Biden Take Action on the Student Debt Crisis?
After a year in office, President Joe Biden has yet to follow through on his campaign promise to relieve the student debt crisis....
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Apr 14, 20224 min read
To All The Blocs I’ve Loved Before: India’s Strategic ‘Love Triangle’ in the New World Order
On February 25, 2022, the UN Security Council convened a historic emergency session to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a...
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Apr 13, 20225 min read
The Great Resignation: Why Work-Life is being Rebalanced
It’s a Sunday evening, and what better way to celebrate the end of a long week than heading out to eat a nice dinner at your favorite...
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Apr 12, 20225 min read
Harmful Harm Reduction?: The Controversial Nature of US Safe Injection Sites
Drug overdoses in the United States have grown enormously over the past five years. As a consequence, public health officials across the...
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Apr 8, 20224 min read
PILOTing Out of Property Tax
Brown University, like many other 501(c)(3) federally recognized nonprofits, does not pay any property taxes. While state and federal...
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Apr 8, 20225 min read
Drugs, Addiction, and Anti-Vice Activism: An Interview with David Courtwright
David Courtwright is a Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida. He specializes in drug history, and is the...
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Apr 7, 20228 min read
Ending the Two-Tier System of Disability Benefits
In the period before the adoption of disability benefits, people with disabilities who were unable to work were often forced into...
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Apr 7, 20225 min read
_______‘24: Can Democrats Find a Biden Replacement to Fill in the Blank?
President Biden and the Democrats are in deep trouble. Despite the recent favorable redistricting cycle, the national political...
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Apr 7, 20225 min read
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