Putting on a pair of glasses should not be enough to identify a stranger, pull up their home address, and turn a chance encounter into a data profile. But in 2024, two Harvard students did exactly that. Using Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facia...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Picture this: You are freshly 16 years old, zooming down the New Jersey Turnpike with music blasting at 2 AM, hitting 103 miles per hour like it is nothing. The feeling is nipped by the glare of flashing blue lights. Panic does not set in, however, b...
When people do hold opinions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), they tend to be strong ones. The ACA, more commonly known as Obamacare, inspires heated debate across the political spectrum. This point was interestingly illust...
When people do hold opinions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), they tend to be strong ones. The ACA, more commonly known as Obamacare, inspires heated debate across the political spectrum. This point was interestingly illust...
Hello, readers, and welcome to the middle of October! In case you missed it, on Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped his administration’s challenge to allowing gay marriage in the state. New Jersey is now the fifteenth state (includ...
Hello, readers, and welcome to the middle of October! In case you missed it, on Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped his administration’s challenge to allowing gay marriage in the state. New Jersey is now the fifteenth state (includ...
This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending the Common Cause dinner at the historic Rhodes on the Pawtuxet event hall. Common Cause refers to itself as a “citizens advocacy group,” working on behalf of the citizens to hold power accounta...
This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending the Common Cause dinner at the historic Rhodes on the Pawtuxet event hall. Common Cause refers to itself as a “citizens advocacy group,” working on behalf of the citizens to hold power accounta...
In light of this month’s budget and debt ceiling fiascos, a recent event hosted by Brown’s Common Sense Action (and co-sponsored by yours truly, BPR) seems all the more relevant. Entitled Breaking Promises: the Young’s Declining Share of the Ec...
In light of this month’s budget and debt ceiling fiascos, a recent event hosted by Brown’s Common Sense Action (and co-sponsored by yours truly, BPR) seems all the more relevant. Entitled Breaking Promises: the Young’s Declining Share of the Ec...
Brown Political Review is excited to present a marquee panel of alumni journalists to explore how journalism is changing in an American era of unprecedented polarization. Panelists include: – Chris Hayes ‘01 is the primetime host of MSNBC’s...
Brown Political Review is excited to present a marquee panel of alumni journalists to explore how journalism is changing in an American era of unprecedented polarization. Panelists include: – Chris Hayes ‘01 is the primetime host of MSNBC’s...
In Noel Canning v. NLRB, slated for arguments later this term, the Supreme Court will review the validity of three recess appointments President Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012. (While the contemporaneous appointment ...
In Noel Canning v. NLRB, slated for arguments later this term, the Supreme Court will review the validity of three recess appointments President Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012. (While the contemporaneous appointment ...
The New York Times is not just a newspaper—it’s an institution that holds a special place in American culture. For me, The New York Times reminds me of lazy Sundays spent with my parents, coffee and a bagel. It’s an emotionally connected news s...
The New York Times is not just a newspaper—it’s an institution that holds a special place in American culture. For me, The New York Times reminds me of lazy Sundays spent with my parents, coffee and a bagel. It’s an emotionally connected news s...
Stanley Druckenmiller and Geoffrey Canada are speaking. The event is being put on by Common Sense Action Brown University, and co-sponsored by a variety of groups including the Brown Political Review. Druckenmiller is a hedge fund manager, and Can...
Stanley Druckenmiller and Geoffrey Canada are speaking. The event is being put on by Common Sense Action Brown University, and co-sponsored by a variety of groups including the Brown Political Review. Druckenmiller is a hedge fund manager, and Can...
The formula seems simple: if a country has more smart people, it will have more wealth. Unsurprisingly then, many Americans sounded the alarm in light of recent statistics showing that highly educated immigrants are moving back to their home countrie...
The formula seems simple: if a country has more smart people, it will have more wealth. Unsurprisingly then, many Americans sounded the alarm in light of recent statistics showing that highly educated immigrants are moving back to their home countrie...
This past Tuesday, my beloved Greensboro, North Carolina had its nonpartisan municipal primary. For all the campaigning and tweeting and canvassing that occurred, the election had an 8.11% voter turnout according to the Guilford County Board of Elect...
This past Tuesday, my beloved Greensboro, North Carolina had its nonpartisan municipal primary. For all the campaigning and tweeting and canvassing that occurred, the election had an 8.11% voter turnout according to the Guilford County Board of Elect...
Outcome-Based Education. No Child Left Behind. Race to the Top. These ambitious government programs aim at making students better at completing tests, holding teachers accountable for classroom performance and (hopefully) producing better educated ci...
Outcome-Based Education. No Child Left Behind. Race to the Top. These ambitious government programs aim at making students better at completing tests, holding teachers accountable for classroom performance and (hopefully) producing better educated ci...
President Obama will officially nominate Janet Yellen, Brown class of ’67, for chairwoman of the Federal Reserve this coming Wednesday. The likelihood of Yellen’s confirmation is high, and if confirmed the current vice chairwoman of the Fed will ...
President Obama will officially nominate Janet Yellen, Brown class of ’67, for chairwoman of the Federal Reserve this coming Wednesday. The likelihood of Yellen’s confirmation is high, and if confirmed the current vice chairwoman of the Fed will ...