The BPR High School Program invites student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of a semester. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Evan Tao ‘27! Miro ...
The Pacific Coast is tip-toeing around not one but two of the largest seismic triggers of the region’s modern history. Even with the infrastructure plans championed by policymakers in the West, major coastal cities are woefully unprepared for such ...
Political debate has stood as a hallmark of American democracy for 250 years. Yet, the progression of debates over that time period has been anything but straightforward—evolving as unpredictably as the very institution of American republicanism.&n...
Nearly three times as many Americans per year are dying from overdoses on painkillers and prescription drugs today than in 2001. Over the 14-year time period, heroin-related deaths have increased fivefold. But the American drug problem doesn’t sto...
Nearly three times as many Americans per year are dying from overdoses on painkillers and prescription drugs today than in 2001. Over the 14-year time period, heroin-related deaths have increased fivefold. But the American drug problem doesn’t sto...
Despite the presidential political fervor of the last few months, one thing has been surprisingly absent from the spotlight: politicians. It’s no secret that Americans don’t love politicians. Americans are dissatisfied with the political proce...
Despite the presidential political fervor of the last few months, one thing has been surprisingly absent from the spotlight: politicians. It’s no secret that Americans don’t love politicians. Americans are dissatisfied with the political proce...
Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...
Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...
Scheduled to take effect in less than three years, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) so-called “Cadillac tax” is one of the most hotly-debated healthcare issues among presidential hopefuls and legislators alike. Yet media coverage is slim com...
Scheduled to take effect in less than three years, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) so-called “Cadillac tax” is one of the most hotly-debated healthcare issues among presidential hopefuls and legislators alike. Yet media coverage is slim com...
Following an exceptional campaign cycle that has witnessed the rise of multiple candidates peripheral to the party establishment, the GOP field is experiencing its latest blitz by an outsider presidential hopeful: Carly Fiorina. In her debut on the p...
Following an exceptional campaign cycle that has witnessed the rise of multiple candidates peripheral to the party establishment, the GOP field is experiencing its latest blitz by an outsider presidential hopeful: Carly Fiorina. In her debut on the p...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
Twenty-three million people watched the primetime GOP debate in mid-September — a record for CNN as the most watched program in its history. Given the pervasive dialogue surrounding political apathy, low voter turnout, and a collective frustration ...
Twenty-three million people watched the primetime GOP debate in mid-September — a record for CNN as the most watched program in its history. Given the pervasive dialogue surrounding political apathy, low voter turnout, and a collective frustration ...
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road remains for the candidates. The first primaries are still months ahead, and Election Day is more than a year out...
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road remains for the candidates. The first primaries are still months ahead, and Election Day is more than a year out...
Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....
Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....
The U.S. spends more on defense than the next seven nations combined. Yet military spending, as a percentage of GDP, is the lowest it has been in fifty years; and is only one-fifth what we spend on entitlements and debt service. Many policymakers wor...
The U.S. spends more on defense than the next seven nations combined. Yet military spending, as a percentage of GDP, is the lowest it has been in fifty years; and is only one-fifth what we spend on entitlements and debt service. Many policymakers wor...
This article was written in response to the Political Theory Project’s Constitution Day lecture on The Right to Face Your Accuser: Child Abuse and the Sixth Amendment. Should courts treat a child’s testimony the same way they treat nonhuman e...
This article was written in response to the Political Theory Project’s Constitution Day lecture on The Right to Face Your Accuser: Child Abuse and the Sixth Amendment. Should courts treat a child’s testimony the same way they treat nonhuman e...
Charles Blow is the Visual Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, where his weekly column appears every Saturday. Blow’s columns tackle hot-button issues such as teen pregnancy, the national debt, the presidential race, gender roles, and the ga...
Charles Blow is the Visual Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, where his weekly column appears every Saturday. Blow’s columns tackle hot-button issues such as teen pregnancy, the national debt, the presidential race, gender roles, and the ga...