Some big things are happening one town to my north. Up in Pawtucket, RI (yes, where Peter Griffin works on Family Guy), a coordinated effort has been made to revitalize the downtown. Pawtucket’s downtown has many amazing buildings, but has fallen v...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan is a second year candidate in the Master's in Public Affairs program here at Brown. He went to undergraduate school at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA and hails from Greensboro, NC.
Some big things are happening one town to my north. Up in Pawtucket, RI (yes, where Peter Griffin works on Family Guy), a coordinated effort has been made to revitalize the downtown. Pawtucket’s downtown has many amazing buildings, but has fallen v...
As a kid growing up, the mall was the place to be. First it meant that you had access to a car (or somehow got a ride). Second, you could wander around, eat terrible food, and see a movie. These days, though, malls are barely hanging on. The decline ...
As a kid growing up, the mall was the place to be. First it meant that you had access to a car (or somehow got a ride). Second, you could wander around, eat terrible food, and see a movie. These days, though, malls are barely hanging on. The decline ...
America needs to find a distraction from the presidential obsession. In Sunday’s New York Times we have an article about Republican presidential hopefuls visiting New Hampshire. Remember we are fully 31 months away from Election Day 2016. I me...
America needs to find a distraction from the presidential obsession. In Sunday’s New York Times we have an article about Republican presidential hopefuls visiting New Hampshire. Remember we are fully 31 months away from Election Day 2016. I me...
A friend and reader of my column (thanks to all the readers!) lent me a copy of Tracy Thompson’s book, “The New Mind of the South,” to better inform future columns. Ms. Thompson, a Georgia native, laments and celebrates in turn the pro...
A friend and reader of my column (thanks to all the readers!) lent me a copy of Tracy Thompson’s book, “The New Mind of the South,” to better inform future columns. Ms. Thompson, a Georgia native, laments and celebrates in turn the pro...
Photo Author’s Own I have no problem admitting it: I am a small-town kid. I spent my first 22 years in two southern towns: Greensboro, NC (about the size of Providence) and Lexington, VA (very small). My first ever post for the Brown Political...
Photo Author’s Own I have no problem admitting it: I am a small-town kid. I spent my first 22 years in two southern towns: Greensboro, NC (about the size of Providence) and Lexington, VA (very small). My first ever post for the Brown Political...
Having grown up a complete landlubber, I never learned much early in life about seafaring. Here in the Ocean State, though, I am learning just how many goods come to the United States by ship. I recently had the opportunity to tour the Quonset busine...
Having grown up a complete landlubber, I never learned much early in life about seafaring. Here in the Ocean State, though, I am learning just how many goods come to the United States by ship. I recently had the opportunity to tour the Quonset busine...
These days it seems the Big Apple is on a tear. In the last several weeks, we have seen New York City go from strength to strength. It may be hard to believe just after the Oscars, Los Angeles’ show of cultural strength, but New York City is on a s...
These days it seems the Big Apple is on a tear. In the last several weeks, we have seen New York City go from strength to strength. It may be hard to believe just after the Oscars, Los Angeles’ show of cultural strength, but New York City is on a s...
The Sochi Games have closed, and I am sure many citizens of Russia are wondering: was it worth it? The Olympics are expensive and disruptive to the host country. However, they are exceedingly popular with voters and bring a great sense of pride. They...
The Sochi Games have closed, and I am sure many citizens of Russia are wondering: was it worth it? The Olympics are expensive and disruptive to the host country. However, they are exceedingly popular with voters and bring a great sense of pride. They...
A recent episode of WBUR radio’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook discussed a major new policy debate: can big food be sued in the way big tobacco was? On the surface, many would say no, but others disagree. Ashbrook hosted guests on both sides of the d...
A recent episode of WBUR radio’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook discussed a major new policy debate: can big food be sued in the way big tobacco was? On the surface, many would say no, but others disagree. Ashbrook hosted guests on both sides of the d...
In Greensboro, NC there is a day center for the homeless called the Interactive Resource Center. The IRC assists people who are homeless set up services to aid their job search: a voicemail account, an email account, a P.O. Box, and the like. These a...
In Greensboro, NC there is a day center for the homeless called the Interactive Resource Center. The IRC assists people who are homeless set up services to aid their job search: a voicemail account, an email account, a P.O. Box, and the like. These a...
Recently, a bipartisan group of 17 governors signed a letter to Congress asking that highway funding be restored. You may not have heard, but the federal Highway Trust Fund is expected to run out in 2014. This may not cause you any alarm as you...
Recently, a bipartisan group of 17 governors signed a letter to Congress asking that highway funding be restored. You may not have heard, but the federal Highway Trust Fund is expected to run out in 2014. This may not cause you any alarm as you...
Over the winter break, your intrepid reporter went on a field trip to Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg represents many of the factors I am fascinated by: a small southern town experiencing a renaissance as the pillars of the old economy: textiles and t...
Over the winter break, your intrepid reporter went on a field trip to Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg represents many of the factors I am fascinated by: a small southern town experiencing a renaissance as the pillars of the old economy: textiles and t...