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Reclaiming “You’re Fired”
“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”...
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Apr 24, 20177 min read


BPR Interviews: Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr is the author of The Dispensable Nation, which provides an insider’s perspective on the consequences of American foreign policy...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read
BPR Interviews: Ramesh Ponnuru
Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review, a columnist for Bloomberg View, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read
BPR Interviews: Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is the executive director of WITNESS. Founded in 1992, WITNESS is a nonprofit organization that partners with...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read
BPR Interviews: Madeline DeLone
Madeline DeLone is the executive director of The Innocence Project, a national organization that uses litigation to exonerate wrongfully...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


BPR Interviews: Jumaane D. Williams
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams represents the 45th New York City Council district in Brooklyn. He has been a vocal leader for police...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


BPR Interviews: Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens is an English journalist and author who has published six books, including “The Abolition of Britain,” “The War We Never...
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Apr 24, 20175 min read
BPR Interviews: Richard Culatta
Richard Culatta is the current Chief Innovation Officer of Rhode Island. A Rhode Island native, he was previously Director of the Office...
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Apr 24, 20176 min read


BPR Interviews: Corey Flintoff
Corey Flintoff studied English literature at University of California, Berkeley and Renaissance Drama at the University of Chicago before...
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Apr 24, 20175 min read


BPR Interviews: Lee Dunn
Lee Dunn was recently named the head of White House strategy and outreach at Google. Before that, she was the head of Google’s Republican...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


BPR Interviews: Christina Lamb
Christina Lamb is the bestselling author of I am Malala, Farewell Kabul, and The Africa House, as well as one of Britain’s leading...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


BPR Interviews: Joel Charny
Joel Charny ‘75 is the founding director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) USA, an independent humanitarian organization based in...
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Apr 24, 20174 min read


Why the Democrats Should Not Block Gorsuch
The vote on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court will be a turning point in the history of American governance....
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Apr 20, 20176 min read


No Taxation Without Representation
“No Taxation without Representation” The state license plates of over 600,000 Washington, DC residents display this slogan. Every car...
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Apr 19, 20179 min read


Destruction Junction: Steve Bannon and House Resolution 26
When not being caricatured on Saturday Night Live donning the robes and skeletal mask of the Grim Reaper, Steve Bannon serves as White...
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Apr 19, 20175 min read


The Ambrosian Appeal: Milan’s Post-Brexit Chance
After the UK’s decision to leave the European Union last June, it became clear that London risked losing its status as Europe’s major...
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Apr 19, 20177 min read


El Papa del Sur: Pope Francis, Four Years Later
March 13 marked the fourth anniversary of the white smoke – the fumata bianca – leaking out of the top-most chimney in the Sistine...
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Apr 19, 20177 min read


Nickels and Dimes: The Criminalization of Rhode Island’s Poor
Court debt and bus fares are nothing more than a mild annoyance for most Rhode Islanders: a transaction accepted without second thought...
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Apr 18, 201710 min read


In It Together: How Worker-Owned Cooperatives Are Revolutionizing Businesses
The days of a union-dominated working class are over: Union members now make up less than 11 percent of the US workforce, down from 35...
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Apr 18, 20173 min read


Freedom to Choose, Freedom to Lose: Why School Choice Has Little to Offer America’s Students
From picket protests in Alaska to student walkouts in Oregon, protesters expressed fierce resistance to the confirmation of Secretary of...
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Apr 18, 20176 min read
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