In 2013, Mike Hallatt was banned from every Trader Joe’s in the United States for stocking his car with their goods and reselling them in his Vancouver spinoff store, Pirate Joe’s. Trader Joe’s does not have any stores in Canada, yet their good...
Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...
After 43 days, the longest US government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025. As of late February 2026, a partial government shutdown remains in effect. Its fiscal and social consequences are well-documented: The disruption of critical fed...
Many administrations have entered and exited the White House in the last 100 years. However, what has remained constant over time is how the President and press communicate through conferences and briefings. Woodrow Wilson held the first press confer...
Many administrations have entered and exited the White House in the last 100 years. However, what has remained constant over time is how the President and press communicate through conferences and briefings. Woodrow Wilson held the first press confer...
On February 4, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden announced the end of US military aid for the calamitous Saudi-led war effort in Yemen. The statement was hailed as a judicious—and long overdue—move for the United States; the much-criticized Y...
On February 4, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden announced the end of US military aid for the calamitous Saudi-led war effort in Yemen. The statement was hailed as a judicious—and long overdue—move for the United States; the much-criticized Y...
President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election because of his housing plan, but it can still dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans. One part of his plan in particular, adopted entirely from a bill written by Senator Cory Booker (...
President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election because of his housing plan, but it can still dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans. One part of his plan in particular, adopted entirely from a bill written by Senator Cory Booker (...
Democrats in Congress are likely experiencing dejavú as 2021 mirrors their 2009 control of the White House and Congress, albeit by a razor thin margin, plus a devastating economic crisis. This time around, Democratic lawmakers are not only facing th...
Democrats in Congress are likely experiencing dejavú as 2021 mirrors their 2009 control of the White House and Congress, albeit by a razor thin margin, plus a devastating economic crisis. This time around, Democratic lawmakers are not only facing th...
“I still believe in ideals. I am not for a return to that definition of Liberty under which for many years a free people were being gradually regimented into the service of the privileged few. I prefer and I am sure you prefer that broader definiti...
“I still believe in ideals. I am not for a return to that definition of Liberty under which for many years a free people were being gradually regimented into the service of the privileged few. I prefer and I am sure you prefer that broader definiti...
The 400-member New Hampshire House of Representatives takes approximately 30 seconds to vote on a bill compared to the 15 minutes taken by the 435 voting representatives in the U.S. House. It also has internal rules requiring that the chamber hold he...
The 400-member New Hampshire House of Representatives takes approximately 30 seconds to vote on a bill compared to the 15 minutes taken by the 435 voting representatives in the U.S. House. It also has internal rules requiring that the chamber hold he...
The United States’ military is massive, demanding, and extraordinarily powerful. To some, its strength is synonymous with American patriotism. To others, it is excessively funded and a symbol of American arrogance. Both viewpoints likely hold merit...
The United States’ military is massive, demanding, and extraordinarily powerful. To some, its strength is synonymous with American patriotism. To others, it is excessively funded and a symbol of American arrogance. Both viewpoints likely hold merit...
When a Brown student walks into the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC), the mass COVID-19 testing site on campus, they begin a highly streamlined process — spending no longer than five minutes in the building — to clear any doubt that they mi...
When a Brown student walks into the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC), the mass COVID-19 testing site on campus, they begin a highly streamlined process — spending no longer than five minutes in the building — to clear any doubt that they mi...
The United States, from its Native American predecessors who immigrated to North America around twenty thousand years ago to the millions of European immigrants who arrived many years later, often prides itself as the embodiment of diversity and oppo...
The United States, from its Native American predecessors who immigrated to North America around twenty thousand years ago to the millions of European immigrants who arrived many years later, often prides itself as the embodiment of diversity and oppo...
Public schools are responsible for educating all students; however, in poor and minority communities, they often don’t succeed. Students in high-poverty schools face great challenges, most notably a severe lack of funding and resources compared to ...
Public schools are responsible for educating all students; however, in poor and minority communities, they often don’t succeed. Students in high-poverty schools face great challenges, most notably a severe lack of funding and resources compared to ...
2020 has been a tumultuous year. Even without considering COVID-19, the internal strife within the United States is at its explosive peak. The two parties are raging against each other, families are split down the middle, and political disagreements ...
2020 has been a tumultuous year. Even without considering COVID-19, the internal strife within the United States is at its explosive peak. The two parties are raging against each other, families are split down the middle, and political disagreements ...
Over the summer, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter made headlines for exposing the misinformation campaigns that corporate health insurance providers have long initiated against universal health care systems. During Potter’s tenure at Cigna, th...
Over the summer, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter made headlines for exposing the misinformation campaigns that corporate health insurance providers have long initiated against universal health care systems. During Potter’s tenure at Cigna, th...