The recent passage of a gun control law in New Mexico has sparked debate over a new type of “sanctuary city.” The law closes a loophole in background checks and mandates that unlicensed sellers – such as gun shows and other commercial vend...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey '21 is a Staff Writer for the US Section of the Brown Political Review. Matthew can be reached at matthew_bailey@brown.edu
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The recent passage of a gun control law in New Mexico has sparked debate over a new type of “sanctuary city.” The law closes a loophole in background checks and mandates that unlicensed sellers – such as gun shows and other commercial vend...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is sinking. It’s projected to be underwater within the next 30 years, and its inhabitants are going to be some of the first American climate change refugees. But they’re denying the existence of climate change as ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is sinking. It’s projected to be underwater within the next 30 years, and its inhabitants are going to be some of the first American climate change refugees. But they’re denying the existence of climate change as ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
The elderly vote is powerful, persistent, and dependable. It has been so for decades, and will continue to be in the foreseeable future. In the 2016 presidential election, 71 percent of Americans over the age of 65 voted, while only 46 percent of 18-...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
The elderly vote is powerful, persistent, and dependable. It has been so for decades, and will continue to be in the foreseeable future. In the 2016 presidential election, 71 percent of Americans over the age of 65 voted, while only 46 percent of 18-...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Although the redistricting process differs across states, the power to draw districts is typically given to state legislatures. Either legislators themselves or a committee appointed by the legislature will do the work of drawing new district lines. ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Although the redistricting process differs across states, the power to draw districts is typically given to state legislatures. Either legislators themselves or a committee appointed by the legislature will do the work of drawing new district lines. ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
An election in Georgia may result in the first woman of color becoming governor in the US. Of any state. Ever. That woman’s name is Stacey Abrams, a Yale-educated Democrat who hails from humble beginnings, having paid her way through college, and c...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
An election in Georgia may result in the first woman of color becoming governor in the US. Of any state. Ever. That woman’s name is Stacey Abrams, a Yale-educated Democrat who hails from humble beginnings, having paid her way through college, and c...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Adam Hall began exhibiting signs of many mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, at a young age. After bouncing from one psychiatric facility to another as a child, he was convicted of a minor felony as a teenager, and given a relatively short ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Adam Hall began exhibiting signs of many mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, at a young age. After bouncing from one psychiatric facility to another as a child, he was convicted of a minor felony as a teenager, and given a relatively short ...
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey