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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...

Hiking the Gas Tax: A Story of Federal Failures

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...

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...

Responses to My Same-Sex Marriage Article

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...

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 ...

Do We All Have a Mental Illness?

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 ...

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...

Fatigues of Their Own

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...

Hello, readers—let’s cut to the chase. Last week, on March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two cases relating to same-sex marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. Hollingsworth asks whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s E...

Same-Sex Marriage Cases at the Supreme Court

Hello, readers—let’s cut to the chase. Last week, on March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two cases relating to same-sex marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. Hollingsworth asks whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s E...

Despite the GOP’s established understanding of itself as a party with some serious diversity issues, Republicans are already coming out against Thomas Perez, Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary. Considering the support Perez has garnered for his ...

Why the GOP Should Support Thomas Perez

Despite the GOP’s established understanding of itself as a party with some serious diversity issues, Republicans are already coming out against Thomas Perez, Obama’s nominee for Labor Secretary. Considering the support Perez has garnered for his ...

99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre.  We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...

A Call for Gun Control from Connecticut

99 days. That’s how long it’s been since the Newtown massacre.  We know the gruesome numbers: twenty young children and seven teachers dead at the hands of a mentally ill killer and his Bushmaster .223 assault rifle. Since that fateful day, appr...

Bob Inglis, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina, spoke to members of the Brown community Tuesday about climate change. Inglis, while in Congress, voted against a cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions. But he’s come to...

Solving Climate Change, Conservatively

Bob Inglis, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina, spoke to members of the Brown community Tuesday about climate change. Inglis, while in Congress, voted against a cap and trade system to reduce carbon emissions. But he’s come to...

To much fanfare, the University recently announced the creation of a new School of Public Health. Slated to open in July, the school will help improve Brown’s health courses and combine them into a single program. Public Health will become the thir...

Should Brown Have Graduate Schools?

To much fanfare, the University recently announced the creation of a new School of Public Health. Slated to open in July, the school will help improve Brown’s health courses and combine them into a single program. Public Health will become the thir...

Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...

(Attempts At) Sympathy For The Sheriff

Yesterday was big for gun control advocates and opponents alike. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper signed into law bills that require background checks for gun owners and restrict the sale of magazines with more than 15 rounds. “If legislation li...