It appears we have had two wartime technology questions in the last few months. Both have left me with the same question: Why does the manner in which someone is killed change the legal ramifications of the killing? First, we had Senator Paul’s fil...
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.
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It appears we have had two wartime technology questions in the last few months. Both have left me with the same question: Why does the manner in which someone is killed change the legal ramifications of the killing? First, we had Senator Paul’s fil...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Towns across America are hitting a troubling paradox in downtown revitalization: people do not want to move downtown until there is a grocery store there, but no grocery store wants to relocate until a critical mass of people live downtown. I know ...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Towns across America are hitting a troubling paradox in downtown revitalization: people do not want to move downtown until there is a grocery store there, but no grocery store wants to relocate until a critical mass of people live downtown. I know ...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting. This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development teams and city councils attempt to lure a major company to town through incentives. The incentives are the rock...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting. This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development teams and city councils attempt to lure a major company to town through incentives. The incentives are the rock...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Okay. So. It has been several weeks since I asked all of you out there on the Internet what the Next Big Question shall be. To sum up, my previous column asked: “after marriage equality has been decided, what will the next major question be?â€...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Okay. So. It has been several weeks since I asked all of you out there on the Internet what the Next Big Question shall be. To sum up, my previous column asked: “after marriage equality has been decided, what will the next major question be?â€...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
We have had many discussions on BPR about the affects of gerrymandering on American policy. To sum up: very few members of Congress are in danger  of losing their seat to the other party. Instead, they need to protect their far flank from a prim...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
We have had many discussions on BPR about the affects of gerrymandering on American policy. To sum up: very few members of Congress are in danger  of losing their seat to the other party. Instead, they need to protect their far flank from a prim...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Public Domain I am a big fan of bars as a social equalizer. I believe bars are one of the last places in modern America where it remains socially acceptable to talk to strangers. So put your phone away. Anyway, I happened to be in a Providence Ba...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Public Domain I am a big fan of bars as a social equalizer. I believe bars are one of the last places in modern America where it remains socially acceptable to talk to strangers. So put your phone away. Anyway, I happened to be in a Providence Ba...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
In many European towns such as Ronda, Toledo, or York one can stand on massive stone walls, look out, and think about why rulers worried about invasion. Yet, as we learned in the past few weeks, the walls served a second purpose: keeping people you...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
In many European towns such as Ronda, Toledo, or York one can stand on massive stone walls, look out, and think about why rulers worried about invasion. Yet, as we learned in the past few weeks, the walls served a second purpose: keeping people you...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Recent weeks have seen just how ideologically pure we expect our elected representatives to be. On the issue of gun control, Democrats have been shocked to see a few of their own unwilling to vote for a gun control measure. On the other side, it wa...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Recent weeks have seen just how ideologically pure we expect our elected representatives to be. On the issue of gun control, Democrats have been shocked to see a few of their own unwilling to vote for a gun control measure. On the other side, it wa...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
John Locke, portrait from Library of Congress and WikiMedia Commons This week, I wanted to go back to the 9th grade, when, as is custom in North Carolina, I took civics class. In 9th grade civics, we talk about basic political philosophy. One top...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
John Locke, portrait from Library of Congress and WikiMedia Commons This week, I wanted to go back to the 9th grade, when, as is custom in North Carolina, I took civics class. In 9th grade civics, we talk about basic political philosophy. One top...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Photo Author’s Own Many cities with desperate downtowns are attempting to lure big business in by hook or crook. The New York Times recently ran a multi-week series, including a cool online graphic called “The United States of Subsidiesâ€...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Photo Author’s Own Many cities with desperate downtowns are attempting to lure big business in by hook or crook. The New York Times recently ran a multi-week series, including a cool online graphic called “The United States of Subsidiesâ€...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Welcome back from spring break, Brunonians. After a week at home reading the North Carolina papers, I came up with an NC issue to write about this week. Also, I wanted to use whatever audience BPR has to bring some attention outside NC to a cont...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
Welcome back from spring break, Brunonians. After a week at home reading the North Carolina papers, I came up with an NC issue to write about this week. Also, I wanted to use whatever audience BPR has to bring some attention outside NC to a cont...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
From Wikimedia Commons Lots of cities and states subsidize and promote their airports, and Rhode Island is no exception. Policy has been built around TF Green being a job creator and major asset for the state – a nice, reasonably priced airport w...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan
From Wikimedia Commons Lots of cities and states subsidize and promote their airports, and Rhode Island is no exception. Policy has been built around TF Green being a job creator and major asset for the state – a nice, reasonably priced airport w...
Graham Sheridan
Graham Sheridan