A statement by President Donald Trump on November 1, 2018: “Mass, uncontrolled immigration is especially unfair to the many wonderful, law-abiding immigrants already living here who followed the rules and waited their turn. Some have been waiting f...
The first mental illness attributed to women, and one of the most prolific for four millennia, was so-called “female hysteria.” An amalgamation of symptoms that would be considered both mood and personality disorders in the modern Diagnostic and ...
“This government will set out a moderate aristocracy: it is at present impossible to foresee whether it will, in its operation, produce a monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracy.” This passage was “Forgotten Father” George Mason’s ju...
The sequestration process has received a lot of press in the at-large media and here on BPR. Still, I would like to devote this week’s column to talk about how the process costs not just in money, but in time, too. Eventually, I would guess, the s...
The sequestration process has received a lot of press in the at-large media and here on BPR. Still, I would like to devote this week’s column to talk about how the process costs not just in money, but in time, too. Eventually, I would guess, the s...
With the sequester looming, news outlets, TV pundits, and bloggers are all abuzz about immediate issues Americans may face as a result of $1.2 trillion in cuts to defense, federal programs, social services, and Medicare over the next decade. Most c...
With the sequester looming, news outlets, TV pundits, and bloggers are all abuzz about immediate issues Americans may face as a result of $1.2 trillion in cuts to defense, federal programs, social services, and Medicare over the next decade. Most c...
The sequester, as you’ve probably heard, is happening March 1. What is the sequester? To use a (somewhat unfortunate) metaphor, the sequester is a gun to the head of Congress. The sequester is a package of across-the-board budget cuts, evenly affec...
The sequester, as you’ve probably heard, is happening March 1. What is the sequester? To use a (somewhat unfortunate) metaphor, the sequester is a gun to the head of Congress. The sequester is a package of across-the-board budget cuts, evenly affec...
Since last week’s Carnival Triumph debacle, Carnival Corp., owner of the cruise line, has had a lot of explaining to do. Concerned consumers as well as analysts have suggested that, as it expands its operations to more ships with higher passenger c...
Since last week’s Carnival Triumph debacle, Carnival Corp., owner of the cruise line, has had a lot of explaining to do. Concerned consumers as well as analysts have suggested that, as it expands its operations to more ships with higher passenger c...
I’d like to take a moment to examine one of the most interesting (to me at least) political figures to appear in awhile: Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R). This man fascinates me because he seems to have played his hand exactly right at basica...
I’d like to take a moment to examine one of the most interesting (to me at least) political figures to appear in awhile: Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R). This man fascinates me because he seems to have played his hand exactly right at basica...
The US Postal Service is what’s wrong with America. I should clarify: the USPS is a microcosm of many of the issues currently confronting our nation. Before we explore those issues, some background on why USPS has found itself in the headlines. The...
The US Postal Service is what’s wrong with America. I should clarify: the USPS is a microcosm of many of the issues currently confronting our nation. Before we explore those issues, some background on why USPS has found itself in the headlines. The...
House Republicans signaled they will vote on a three-month hike to the nation’s debt ceiling sometime this week. For those still curious, here’s your primer on the debt ceiling. When will we hit the debt ceiling? We already kind of hit the debt c...
House Republicans signaled they will vote on a three-month hike to the nation’s debt ceiling sometime this week. For those still curious, here’s your primer on the debt ceiling. When will we hit the debt ceiling? We already kind of hit the debt c...
Last month, the British bank HSBC reached a record $1.92 billion settlement with US authorities over accusations of criminal activity at the bank. This activity included moving money for Iran and helping launder money for Mexican drug cartels. HSBC, ...
Last month, the British bank HSBC reached a record $1.92 billion settlement with US authorities over accusations of criminal activity at the bank. This activity included moving money for Iran and helping launder money for Mexican drug cartels. HSBC, ...
After an election there’s often fleeting talk of compromise. One area that seems ripe for compromise is infrastructure. In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers graded U.S. infrastructure a “D”and estimated it would take $2.2 trillion o...
After an election there’s often fleeting talk of compromise. One area that seems ripe for compromise is infrastructure. In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers graded U.S. infrastructure a “D”and estimated it would take $2.2 trillion o...
by Zheng Yang Each economic system requires a particular political environment to function effectively. The political environment is a foundation on which the economy can grow. If that foundation is inadequate, the system will never reach full potent...
by Zheng Yang Each economic system requires a particular political environment to function effectively. The political environment is a foundation on which the economy can grow. If that foundation is inadequate, the system will never reach full potent...
As another ironically nice day passes us by, and the reality of actually perhaps having to go to classes at some point finally sinks in, I’d like to take this chance to comment on a disturbing trend I’ve seen in some of the post-Sandy pun...
As another ironically nice day passes us by, and the reality of actually perhaps having to go to classes at some point finally sinks in, I’d like to take this chance to comment on a disturbing trend I’ve seen in some of the post-Sandy pun...
Marked ballot. Image obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Although the country as a whole has been devastated by the current economic recession, some places have fared worse than others. And among the states that have struggled the most in the last few y...
Marked ballot. Image obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Although the country as a whole has been devastated by the current economic recession, some places have fared worse than others. And among the states that have struggled the most in the last few y...