The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
Truth is a fickle matter. It prowls the crevices of bias and roams the pith of dissent. It snakes through equivocation, hiding from politics and eluding online discourse. Even as we increasingly hunger for it, truth languishes in the growing fissures...
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
As Black History Month comes to a close, we are all reminded of its significance. Originally Black History Week—marking the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and renown abolitionist Frederick Douglass—Americans have both rejoiced and expressed their d...
As Black History Month comes to a close, we are all reminded of its significance. Originally Black History Week—marking the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and renown abolitionist Frederick Douglass—Americans have both rejoiced and expressed their d...
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...
Following its new trend of Police Case Tuesdays, on February 26, the Supreme Court dealt with yet another case about warrant rights and police powers under the Fourth Amendment. Unlike last week, when the Court handed down decisions for Florida v. H...
Following its new trend of Police Case Tuesdays, on February 26, the Supreme Court dealt with yet another case about warrant rights and police powers under the Fourth Amendment. Unlike last week, when the Court handed down decisions for Florida v. H...
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...
To continue with last week’s theme of “recently-heard Supreme Court cases that have to do with the way the American police force operates,” this week I’m taking a look at two cases for which the Supreme Court handed down decisions yesterday, ...
To continue with last week’s theme of “recently-heard Supreme Court cases that have to do with the way the American police force operates,” this week I’m taking a look at two cases for which the Supreme Court handed down decisions yesterday, ...
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...
This past weekend, I took part in a competition that asked public policy students to tackle the issue of childhood obesity. Given how much America spends on healthcare, this is an important issue. Childhood obesity cost the nation $14.1 billion in 20...
This past weekend, I took part in a competition that asked public policy students to tackle the issue of childhood obesity. Given how much America spends on healthcare, this is an important issue. Childhood obesity cost the nation $14.1 billion in 20...
One of my fellow BPR colleagues ‘outed’ all libertarians as masturbatory Objectivist in a spectacularly erudite, strawman-less and fact-based article, which you can see here. Conflating objectivism and libertarianism, the author went on to claim ...
One of my fellow BPR colleagues ‘outed’ all libertarians as masturbatory Objectivist in a spectacularly erudite, strawman-less and fact-based article, which you can see here. Conflating objectivism and libertarianism, the author went on to claim ...
One thing that frustrates me about modern American politics is that everyone is always playing it safe. Over the last seventeen years – a period involving a presidential impeachment, a terrorist attack, two major wars, and a financial crisis – ...
One thing that frustrates me about modern American politics is that everyone is always playing it safe. Over the last seventeen years – a period involving a presidential impeachment, a terrorist attack, two major wars, and a financial crisis – ...
Hello, readers! I understand that the Internet is abuzz with dissections of and discussions about President Obama’s State of the Union Address (and the subsequent responses from both the Republican Party and, surprisingly, the Tea Party); however, ...
Hello, readers! I understand that the Internet is abuzz with dissections of and discussions about President Obama’s State of the Union Address (and the subsequent responses from both the Republican Party and, surprisingly, the Tea Party); however, ...
There are cultural moments when I switch into impartial observer, not the usual crazy-eyed denizen, of the blogosphere left. Say, perhaps, when the Commentariat explodes with excitement curiosity regarding whether a Pope might imminently be thrown ...
There are cultural moments when I switch into impartial observer, not the usual crazy-eyed denizen, of the blogosphere left. Say, perhaps, when the Commentariat explodes with excitement curiosity regarding whether a Pope might imminently be thrown ...