Guns, Shootings, and Regulation: Ways to Stop the Cycle of Mass Violence
By Michael Degroff-Kirchgraber The first few days after a mass shooting in the United States are full of conversations about ways to prevent the next […]
Politics
Brexit, Trump, Europe: What Happened to Populism?
By Andreas Sampson Geroski It was very easy to dub 2016 as the year of populism after Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. Their […]
House Republicans Have Mortgage Interest Deduction Reform Half Right
By Nicole Lindler If you own your home, you probably can recall the very moment you went from renter to homeowner; your realtor delivered the […]
Trump Gives VOICE to Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
By Celeste Middleton In his address to Congress last week, President Trump alleged that American victims of crimes committed by immigrants have been “ignored […]
Ending Private Prisons: Federal Decision a Small Step in the Right Direction
by Rick Zarrella Last month, on August 11, 2016, the Inspector General’s Office of the U. S. Department of Justice released a damning report on […]
Beyond Marriage Equality: The LGBTQ Movement in 2016
by Madelyn Gelpi 5/6/2016 In many ways, Obergefell v. Hodges symbolized the changing face of the United States. LGBTQ activists and straight allies alike celebrated […]
Shirking Justice: The Senate's Irresponsible Approach to the Merrick Garland Nomination
by Andrew Wilson 4/14/2016 Sixty-one days have passed since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. His death brought about a number of things: the ideological […]
Republican Party Still Holds the Reins in U.S. Policymaking
By Rob Moore 2/18/16 Despite recent Democratic success in White House races, Republicans control 69 of the country’s 99 state legislative districts. I’m writing to […]
No Easy Answers in Net Neutrality Debate
By Tarunima Parbhakar 1/29/2016 The Internet has long been hailed for bringing about limitless possibilities for the society. We can think of classrooms without teachers, […]
How Political Economy Can Inform the GM Labeling Debate
By Eunice Kim and Moon Parks In recent years, controversy surrounding genetically modified [GM] food has taken on a new dimension in the form of […]