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...
Hello readers! Did you take my advice from last week and follow the news? If not, I want to point out that, on April 30, the Food and Drug Administration announced that “it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a pre...
Hello readers! Did you take my advice from last week and follow the news? If not, I want to point out that, on April 30, the Food and Drug Administration announced that “it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a pre...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Will the NRA ever compromise?” http://...
Former New York Times Assistant Managing Editor Craig R. Whitney speaks to BPR about his new book, “Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment.” BPR asked Whitney, “Will the NRA ever compromise?” http://...
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has proposed draft legislation that would require every grant handed out by the National Science Foundation (which oversees non-medical science) relate to research that is of “the finest quality, is ground breaking, and a...
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has proposed draft legislation that would require every grant handed out by the National Science Foundation (which oversees non-medical science) relate to research that is of “the finest quality, is ground breaking, and a...
In the last several months, members of some of Mexico’s most high-profile drug cartels have come to the city. Settling down among unsuspecting neighbors, these new residents pretend to lead normal lives. They make routine business calls to inform...
In the last several months, members of some of Mexico’s most high-profile drug cartels have come to the city. Settling down among unsuspecting neighbors, these new residents pretend to lead normal lives. They make routine business calls to inform...
Virtuous action is rare in today’s political realm. Partisan divides are ubiquitous. These circumstances, however, are what make Rhode Island’s new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage all the more incredible. And it is because of these circu...
Virtuous action is rare in today’s political realm. Partisan divides are ubiquitous. These circumstances, however, are what make Rhode Island’s new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage all the more incredible. And it is because of these circu...
Happy May, readers! I hope that you’re celebrating May Day appropriately, and that you’ve been keeping up with your judicial news. There are several cases that I’d like to call to your attention—they haven’t received as much media coverage ...
Happy May, readers! I hope that you’re celebrating May Day appropriately, and that you’ve been keeping up with your judicial news. There are several cases that I’d like to call to your attention—they haven’t received as much media coverage ...
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...
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...
Fifty-six days ago, Hugo Chavez died in a Caracas hospital. There were tributes. like this one from former Brazilian president Lula da Silva. There was a passive-aggressive comment from the White House. There was unwarranted vitriol from some of...
Fifty-six days ago, Hugo Chavez died in a Caracas hospital. There were tributes. like this one from former Brazilian president Lula da Silva. There was a passive-aggressive comment from the White House. There was unwarranted vitriol from some of...
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the annual gala of journalists, celebrities, and (at least this year) the stars of Duck Dynasty – was held Saturday night in Washington. President Obama reconfirmed that, for someone so allegedly aloof a...
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner – the annual gala of journalists, celebrities, and (at least this year) the stars of Duck Dynasty – was held Saturday night in Washington. President Obama reconfirmed that, for someone so allegedly aloof a...
Barring any major constitutional changes over the next several months, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will soon be forced to step down as the president of Iran. For the past eight years, Ahmadinejad has been viewed through countless lenses: champion of the poor...
Barring any major constitutional changes over the next several months, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will soon be forced to step down as the president of Iran. For the past eight years, Ahmadinejad has been viewed through countless lenses: champion of the poor...
As a rhetorical tactic, establishing a ‘red line’ is pretty impressive. It displays strength by implying that you know both your current position on an issue, as well as what specific events would affect your actions going forward. And in...
As a rhetorical tactic, establishing a ‘red line’ is pretty impressive. It displays strength by implying that you know both your current position on an issue, as well as what specific events would affect your actions going forward. And in...
Amidst storms on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect. Travelers at Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Washington, DC airports reportedly faced delays caused not by weather but by “staffing” ...
Amidst storms on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect. Travelers at Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Washington, DC airports reportedly faced delays caused not by weather but by “staffing” ...