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Raising Ethical Standards in the Nation’s Highest Court
Federal judges’ conduct is governed by precise ethical codes that ensure their recusal from cases in which they may have financial,...
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Jan 9, 20185 min read


Trump’s Take on States’ Rights
While both liberals and conservatives have historically drifted from their party’s norms about states rights in order to maneuver their...
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Jan 9, 20184 min read


House Keys Are What We Need: Finland & the Housing First Model
When he speaks of addressing homelessness, the architect-turned-advocate Rex Hohlbein describes the power inherent in a “critical mass of...
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Jan 9, 20185 min read


The Lost Legacy of Ulysses Grant
Ron Chernow, historian and author of Hamilton (the main influence for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed Broadway musical), recently released...
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Jan 9, 20185 min read


BPR Interviews: Ben Domenech
Ben Domenech is the publisher of The Federalist, a self described “small c conservative” website that focuses on culture. Domenech also...
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Jan 8, 20183 min read


BPR Interviews: Faiz Shakir
Faiz Shakir is the National Political Director at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Prior to joining the ACLU, Shakir was a...
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Jan 8, 20183 min read


BPR Interviews: Sabrina Siddiqui
Sabrina Siddiqui is a reporter for The Guardian US, where she covers national politics and the Trump administration. During the 2016...
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Jan 8, 20183 min read


BPR Interviews: Sarahjane Blum
Sarahjane Blum is the President of Property of the People, a non-profit that initiated Operation 45, a project dedicated to ensuring...
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Jan 8, 20182 min read


BPR Interviews: Siegfried Hecker
Siegfried Hecker is an American nuclear scientist whose research interests include plutonium science, nuclear weapons policy, and nuclear...
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Jan 8, 20184 min read


BPR Interviews: David Corn
David Corn is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, a progressive political magazine. Previously, he was the Washington bureau...
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Jan 8, 20183 min read


Neurolaw: Criminal Justice in a World without Free Will
Scientific advancement has often upended long-cherished human beliefs. In the 17th century, the discovery that the Earth was not in fact...
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Jan 6, 20186 min read


ISIS is Falling, What’s Next?
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which largely consists of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), have recently taken over the...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read


Man, Machine, and Boundaries between
A humanoid robot named Sophia has become quite the celebrity as of late. A product of Hanson Robotics, Sophia has made appearances on...
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Jan 6, 20183 min read


War Games: Cyber Espionage and the New ‘Cold War’
Steeped in a climate of Cold War anxiety, the 1983 box office hit WarGames was a satirical product of the doomsdayish-thriller psychology...
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Jan 6, 20187 min read


More than Meets the Eye: Hip-Hop and Social Currents
Quavo, a rapper from the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, wants a featured verse on the United States’ national anthem. A Migos fan started a...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read


Bursting at the Seas: Red Sea Naval Bases and Regional Stability
Recently, the Red Sea has witnessed everything but an exodus of interest from regional and global actors. With a significant volume of...
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Jan 6, 20186 min read


Peace in the Korean Peninsula: Why America Must Respect the Return of the Sunshine Policy
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read


Classical Contextomy
Classical literature has played a role in political rhetoric in the United States since the country’s founding. In defense of the First...
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Jan 6, 20184 min read


Why Uber Failed in Europe
Uber, the San Francisco based transportation network company founded in 2009, has been incredibly successful in the United States,...
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Jan 6, 20183 min read


The Language of Tech
Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Silicon Valley’s “empathy vacuum” has come under fire. Critics of the technology industry’s...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read
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