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...
Thatcher Does Not Sow. Margaret Thatcher is dead, and hagiography on the former British Prime Minister—brilliantly interrupted by Ken Loach’s petition to privatize her funeral—has already piled up to stratospheric heights. I would not be surpri...
Thatcher Does Not Sow. Margaret Thatcher is dead, and hagiography on the former British Prime Minister—brilliantly interrupted by Ken Loach’s petition to privatize her funeral—has already piled up to stratospheric heights. I would not be surpri...
In late June of last year, to the dissatisfaction of conservatives and liberals alike, Congress passed a $128 billion legislative package that included the Federal Transportation Act of 2012. The Act sought to “[improve] the safety of public transp...
In late June of last year, to the dissatisfaction of conservatives and liberals alike, Congress passed a $128 billion legislative package that included the Federal Transportation Act of 2012. The Act sought to “[improve] the safety of public transp...
by José Francisco Muci Lander Four days after the announcement of President Hugo Chávez’s death on March 5, Tibisay Lucena, head of Venezuela’s electoral authority, called for new elections on April 14. On that day, the late Hugo Chávez’s po...
by José Francisco Muci Lander Four days after the announcement of President Hugo Chávez’s death on March 5, Tibisay Lucena, head of Venezuela’s electoral authority, called for new elections on April 14. On that day, the late Hugo Chávez’s po...
This week is a “holiday” at the Supreme Court, meaning the Justices don’t hear any cases and won’t release any decisions. Therefore, given my brief reprieve, I’d like to take the time to address the two comments on my article from last week...
This week is a “holiday” at the Supreme Court, meaning the Justices don’t hear any cases and won’t release any decisions. Therefore, given my brief reprieve, I’d like to take the time to address the two comments on my article from last week...
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 Subsidies...
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 Subsidies...
Last week, I wrote of the various problems that plague several of the BRIC nations, which include troubling and skewed demographics in India and Russia and a reliance on export commodities in the latter nation and in Brazil (though my friend and fell...
Last week, I wrote of the various problems that plague several of the BRIC nations, which include troubling and skewed demographics in India and Russia and a reliance on export commodities in the latter nation and in Brazil (though my friend and fell...
What does mental illness have to do with guns? This piece examines the gun control debate in response to the Janus Forum ongoing Miniseries On Guns in America. The Series’ final installment, “Mental Health,” takes place Tuesday, April 9 at ...
What does mental illness have to do with guns? This piece examines the gun control debate in response to the Janus Forum ongoing Miniseries On Guns in America. The Series’ final installment, “Mental Health,” takes place Tuesday, April 9 at ...
There’s a saying that claims that if both sides of a debate are unhappy with you, you must be doing something right. President Obama, in that case, must be onto something with his latest budget proposal: Both Republicans and many members of his own...
There’s a saying that claims that if both sides of a debate are unhappy with you, you must be doing something right. President Obama, in that case, must be onto something with his latest budget proposal: Both Republicans and many members of his own...
Richard Blumenthal, senior United States Senator from Connecticut and a Democrat who has advocated for gun control legislation, talks to Brown Political Review’s Henry Knight. Brown Political Review: What common sense regulations on gun ownership s...
Richard Blumenthal, senior United States Senator from Connecticut and a Democrat who has advocated for gun control legislation, talks to Brown Political Review’s Henry Knight. Brown Political Review: What common sense regulations on gun ownership s...
Christopher Cox, chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association (NRA), talks to Brown Political Review’s Omar Ben Halim and Chris Wilbur. Brown Political Review: What does it mean to be a gun owner? Christopher Cox: Well, owning a firearm means ...
Christopher Cox, chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association (NRA), talks to Brown Political Review’s Omar Ben Halim and Chris Wilbur. Brown Political Review: What does it mean to be a gun owner? Christopher Cox: Well, owning a firearm means ...
Brown Political Review’s Henry Knight sits down with Steven Rattner ’74. A New York Times Op-Ed contributor and recent author of Overhaul, Rattner was the leader of President Obama’s task force to rescue the auto industry in 2009. (more…...
Brown Political Review’s Henry Knight sits down with Steven Rattner ’74. A New York Times Op-Ed contributor and recent author of Overhaul, Rattner was the leader of President Obama’s task force to rescue the auto industry in 2009. (more…...
by Albert Anderson For over 200 years the men of the United States Armed Forces have served in combat roles the world over. In the popular imagination, this conjures images such as G.I. Joe defeating the Cobra terrorists or Rambo shooting his way thr...
by Albert Anderson For over 200 years the men of the United States Armed Forces have served in combat roles the world over. In the popular imagination, this conjures images such as G.I. Joe defeating the Cobra terrorists or Rambo shooting his way thr...