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In 2023, a New York doctor died from an allergic reaction to food served at a Disney World restaurant, despite taking every precaution to notify the waiter of her allergy. Citing the restaurant’s negligence, her widower sued Disney for wrongful dea...

Disney Plus (Minus Rights)

In 2023, a New York doctor died from an allergic reaction to food served at a Disney World restaurant, despite taking every precaution to notify the waiter of her allergy. Citing the restaurant’s negligence, her widower sued Disney for wrongful dea...

This piece was produced in part with the financial support of the Stone Inequality Initiative. Brown Political Review maintains editorial independence over all articles published. For roughly a century, supermarkets have dominated everyday Americansâ...

How Supermarkets Failed U.S.

This piece was produced in part with the financial support of the Stone Inequality Initiative. Brown Political Review maintains editorial independence over all articles published. For roughly a century, supermarkets have dominated everyday Americansâ...

Picture this: After years of waiting for your immigration hearing, you finally step into the courtroom. You take your seat, ready to share your story—and then realize you cannot understand anything that is happening. The interpreter’s voice is mu...

Phoning It In

Picture this: After years of waiting for your immigration hearing, you finally step into the courtroom. You take your seat, ready to share your story—and then realize you cannot understand anything that is happening. The interpreter’s voice is mu...

Since his name entered contention as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz mania has swept the Democratic Party. One CBS poll found that 60 percent of Democratic voters were enthusiastic about the pick, while another 35 percent were...

From JD to EdD

Since his name entered contention as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz mania has swept the Democratic Party. One CBS poll found that 60 percent of Democratic voters were enthusiastic about the pick, while another 35 percent were...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s career has been mired in controversy. He is the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice investigation, the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the State Bar of Texas, and was impeached by the GOP-controlled sta...

The Texan Trump

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s career has been mired in controversy. He is the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice investigation, the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the State Bar of Texas, and was impeached by the GOP-controlled sta...

Why are you going to college? Ask a panel of 18-year-olds that question, and you’re likely to get a wide variety of responses. Some might cite earnings data and describe the returns to various degrees. Others may lean on the fond memories of their ...

An Abandoned Aristocracy

Why are you going to college? Ask a panel of 18-year-olds that question, and you’re likely to get a wide variety of responses. Some might cite earnings data and describe the returns to various degrees. Others may lean on the fond memories of their ...

Ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote, Congress finally sought to create a voting system reflective of the US Constitution’s emphasis on equal political representation. Civ...

Suppression is in Session

Ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote, Congress finally sought to create a voting system reflective of the US Constitution’s emphasis on equal political representation. Civ...

In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...

How Oregon Delegitimized Drug Decriminalization

In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of illicit drugs. Law enforcement can still impose fines up to $100 on a person caught with controlled substances, but the fine can be waived if the pe...

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...

America: Guns or Books?

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...