Brown University Professor Emeritus Peter Howitt, co-architect of the theory of sustained economic growth through creative destruction and co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, discusses the journey that led him from sorting wool...
The BPR High School Program invites student writers to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. Nina Suellentrop is a sophomore at East Greenwich High School. Fuzzy dolls with huge toothy grins have inv...
Anita McBride is a leading expert on first ladies and the White House. She sits on the White House Historical Association Board of Directors and leads the Legacies of America’s First Ladies Initiative at American University, where she is Executive ...
In urban spaces, art is everywhere, from hastily executed graffiti on walls and bridges to prominent full-wall murals. Urban art is part of a city’s character, a signature of urban life and, depending on the circumstances, of urban vibrancy or deca...
In urban spaces, art is everywhere, from hastily executed graffiti on walls and bridges to prominent full-wall murals. Urban art is part of a city’s character, a signature of urban life and, depending on the circumstances, of urban vibrancy or deca...
In releasing his new album “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar topped off a year of political and racial turmoil with an appropriately radical, incisive work of art. The album weaves together personal narratives with political thought on issues...
In releasing his new album “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar topped off a year of political and racial turmoil with an appropriately radical, incisive work of art. The album weaves together personal narratives with political thought on issues...
Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is having another go at overturning the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. On February 19th, Rep. Coleman introduced HB1627 in the state legislature, a bill that, if passed, would amend the Te...
Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is having another go at overturning the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. On February 19th, Rep. Coleman introduced HB1627 in the state legislature, a bill that, if passed, would amend the Te...
On Friday March 13th poet Kenneth Goldsmith performed a piece at Brown University entitled “Michael Brown’s Body.” A remixed recitation of Michael Brown’s Autopsy Examination Report, Goldsmith’s poem replaced the autopsy reports’ medical ...
On Friday March 13th poet Kenneth Goldsmith performed a piece at Brown University entitled “Michael Brown’s Body.” A remixed recitation of Michael Brown’s Autopsy Examination Report, Goldsmith’s poem replaced the autopsy reports’ medical ...
Senator Ted Cruz, famous for his far right ideology and disinterest in compromise, became, with a speech in a packed auditorium at Liberty University, the first Republican to officially announce his presidential campaign. The school in Lynchburg, Vir...
Senator Ted Cruz, famous for his far right ideology and disinterest in compromise, became, with a speech in a packed auditorium at Liberty University, the first Republican to officially announce his presidential campaign. The school in Lynchburg, Vir...
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent of Cubans have access to unrestricted Internet. But in Havana, things might be starting to change. Kcho, the i...
In Cuba, it costs $4.50 for one hour’s worth of Internet access at a speed two times slower than the rest of the world. Only five percent of Cubans have access to unrestricted Internet. But in Havana, things might be starting to change. Kcho, the i...
Recently, a student government council at the University of California, Irvine voted to remove all flags, including and especially the American flag, from a student lounge. The flag ban was meant to create a more inclusive space, but the American fla...
Recently, a student government council at the University of California, Irvine voted to remove all flags, including and especially the American flag, from a student lounge. The flag ban was meant to create a more inclusive space, but the American fla...
“To expose misandry on all levels in our culture. To promote an end to chivalry in any form or fashion. To educate men and boys about the threats they face in feminist governance and to promote an end to that governance. To push for an end to rape...
“To expose misandry on all levels in our culture. To promote an end to chivalry in any form or fashion. To educate men and boys about the threats they face in feminist governance and to promote an end to that governance. To push for an end to rape...
As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an equal role in the transition process that will define society and politics to a significant degree. However, Afghan wo...
As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an equal role in the transition process that will define society and politics to a significant degree. However, Afghan wo...
The flag of South Carolina is a white palm tree against a blue background, meant to represent liberty, heroics and independence emulated by the state’s troops in the American Revolution. However, its reverence is rivaled by the Confederate Battle F...
The flag of South Carolina is a white palm tree against a blue background, meant to represent liberty, heroics and independence emulated by the state’s troops in the American Revolution. However, its reverence is rivaled by the Confederate Battle F...
March 1st is the official anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant’s creation of the National Parks Service, begun with Yellowstone in 1872. Since then the National Parks have served as iconic landscapes that define the public image of the United ...
March 1st is the official anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant’s creation of the National Parks Service, begun with Yellowstone in 1872. Since then the National Parks have served as iconic landscapes that define the public image of the United ...