On September 21, 2015, the world watched the inaugural trip of sub-Saharan Africa’s first urban light rail system — and if they didn’t, they should have. The Ethiopian government partnered with two Chinese companies to bring a much-needed mass ...
Former US Ambassador and Co-Chair of US China Policy Foundation Chas Freeman speaks at the Foreign Policy Panel at the Brown China Summit from April 22-23. Ambassador Freeman’s talk discusses “Evolving Diplomacy in the 21st Century”...
Martin Shkreli has received extensive coverage for raising the price of a medication for HIV overnight, but he’s only a symptom of a larger problem. Learn more about the high cost of pharmaceuticals in the US with this update from the BPR Media...
Since I first wrote about the U.S. government’s (“USG”) bulk collection of telephony metadata in September, public understanding of the program has changed dramatically. Dozens of opinions, orders and thousands of pages of court and...
Since I first wrote about the U.S. government’s (“USG”) bulk collection of telephony metadata in September, public understanding of the program has changed dramatically. Dozens of opinions, orders and thousands of pages of court and...
One morning last month, Rhode Islanders woke up to the news that the National Rifle Association had been charged with the second-largest campaign finance ethics violation in state history. In a settlement reached by the Rhode Island Board of Election...
One morning last month, Rhode Islanders woke up to the news that the National Rifle Association had been charged with the second-largest campaign finance ethics violation in state history. In a settlement reached by the Rhode Island Board of Election...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s current position is challenging at best. His government now has to decide whether to finally sign the free-trade agreement with the EU (and face Putin’s wrath), or to continue accepting Russia’s deal of $...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s current position is challenging at best. His government now has to decide whether to finally sign the free-trade agreement with the EU (and face Putin’s wrath), or to continue accepting Russia’s deal of $...
Hello readers! I hope that, despite Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter, you’re keeping warm and reading up on Supreme Court news. I’m here this week to discuss a subject that is near and dear to my heart: women’s repro...
Hello readers! I hope that, despite Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter, you’re keeping warm and reading up on Supreme Court news. I’m here this week to discuss a subject that is near and dear to my heart: women’s repro...
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...
Donald Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General of the United States. U.S. Gov’t Work, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. The implications of the Snowden disclosures continued to permeate the federal judiciary Wednesday with the filing of a motion in U....
Donald Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General of the United States. U.S. Gov’t Work, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. The implications of the Snowden disclosures continued to permeate the federal judiciary Wednesday with the filing of a motion in U....
One of the themes of a recent New Yorker article about President Obama is what author David Remnick calls “the long view.” Obama compares the presidency to being a “relay swimmer in a river full of rapids, and that river is history.” He notes...
One of the themes of a recent New Yorker article about President Obama is what author David Remnick calls “the long view.” Obama compares the presidency to being a “relay swimmer in a river full of rapids, and that river is history.” He notes...
BPR’s live blog of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address. The Brown Political Review is the best place to keep updated on this year’s SOTU. Follow for updates below! And check out a must-read from the archives: Matt McCa...
BPR’s live blog of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address. The Brown Political Review is the best place to keep updated on this year’s SOTU. Follow for updates below! And check out a must-read from the archives: Matt McCa...
Hello, readers, and welcome to 2014, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter! Just kidding, we aren’t living in an episode of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, though there have certainly been some surreal judicial moments throughou...
Hello, readers, and welcome to 2014, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter! Just kidding, we aren’t living in an episode of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, though there have certainly been some surreal judicial moments throughou...
This column advocates one of the most unpopular stances in America: giving lawyers more money. But hear me out. Medicare, Medicaid, Unemployment, and Social Security all have provisions to pay legal fees for helping those owed benefits navigate the s...
This column advocates one of the most unpopular stances in America: giving lawyers more money. But hear me out. Medicare, Medicaid, Unemployment, and Social Security all have provisions to pay legal fees for helping those owed benefits navigate the s...
On October 29, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was scheduled to deliver prepared remarks during a public lecture at Brown University. Kelly’s presence attracted crowds of protestors who objected to various policing tactics of the NYPD, ...
On October 29, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was scheduled to deliver prepared remarks during a public lecture at Brown University. Kelly’s presence attracted crowds of protestors who objected to various policing tactics of the NYPD, ...
It wouldn’t be surprising if, five years from now, Brown still looks back at 2013 as the year of the Ray Kelly Event. It’s rare for a single moment to affect an entire community, especially ours — spread out as we are across disciplines, nation...
It wouldn’t be surprising if, five years from now, Brown still looks back at 2013 as the year of the Ray Kelly Event. It’s rare for a single moment to affect an entire community, especially ours — spread out as we are across disciplines, nation...