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...
In an increasingly competitive college application process, candidates fight tooth and nail for ever-more-coveted spots at their preferred institutions. Beyond the realm of SAT scores, extracurricular achievements and teacher recommendations, the adv...
In an increasingly competitive college application process, candidates fight tooth and nail for ever-more-coveted spots at their preferred institutions. Beyond the realm of SAT scores, extracurricular achievements and teacher recommendations, the adv...
It seems that almost everyone is disappointed with October’s government shutdown. Tea Party sympathizers are unhappy that their strategy didn’t work, establishment Republicans are upset they tried that strategy at all, and Democrats and moder...
It seems that almost everyone is disappointed with October’s government shutdown. Tea Party sympathizers are unhappy that their strategy didn’t work, establishment Republicans are upset they tried that strategy at all, and Democrats and moder...
We’re not yet in the year 2014 (and an election season that will determine the composition of Congress for the remainder of President Obama’s second term,) nonetheless talk of 2016 presidential nominees is popping up on the left and right. Re...
We’re not yet in the year 2014 (and an election season that will determine the composition of Congress for the remainder of President Obama’s second term,) nonetheless talk of 2016 presidential nominees is popping up on the left and right. Re...
Hello, readers, and welcome to December! Just when you thought the Supreme Court was slowing down in preparation for the holiday season, The Nine have once again shaken things up. Last Tuesday, November 26, the Court decided to hear four new cases, t...
Hello, readers, and welcome to December! Just when you thought the Supreme Court was slowing down in preparation for the holiday season, The Nine have once again shaken things up. Last Tuesday, November 26, the Court decided to hear four new cases, t...
The story of cities since the end of WWII was the story of wealth fleeing the center for the suburbs. In the 60s and 70s, many cities, like New York City, were in terrible financial shape. Many suburbs, on the other hand, became very rich like We...
The story of cities since the end of WWII was the story of wealth fleeing the center for the suburbs. In the 60s and 70s, many cities, like New York City, were in terrible financial shape. Many suburbs, on the other hand, became very rich like We...
After intense talks with six world powers including the United States, on November 23rd Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program. The deal strikes a balance between Iranian calls for a recognized right to enrich uranium and the six powers’ (includ...
After intense talks with six world powers including the United States, on November 23rd Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program. The deal strikes a balance between Iranian calls for a recognized right to enrich uranium and the six powers’ (includ...
It’s not often we get to feel sorry for an elected politician. Government shutdown here, Weinergate there, a Parliamentary expenses scandal across the Pond thrown in for good measure — pity for politicos is rare and unthinkable enough as to acqui...
It’s not often we get to feel sorry for an elected politician. Government shutdown here, Weinergate there, a Parliamentary expenses scandal across the Pond thrown in for good measure — pity for politicos is rare and unthinkable enough as to acqui...
I’m thankful for America. Does this mean I believe in American exceptionalism? It’s a question I’ve sometimes asked myself. For conservatives, American exceptionalism is a given, founded on America’s history of independence and freedom. For l...
I’m thankful for America. Does this mean I believe in American exceptionalism? It’s a question I’ve sometimes asked myself. For conservatives, American exceptionalism is a given, founded on America’s history of independence and freedom. For l...
Hello readers, and happy almost Thanksgiving! Whatever your views on the holiday or its circumstances may be, I hope that you eat good food and spend quality time with family and friends. The Supreme Court is on a bit of a “holiday” at the moment...
Hello readers, and happy almost Thanksgiving! Whatever your views on the holiday or its circumstances may be, I hope that you eat good food and spend quality time with family and friends. The Supreme Court is on a bit of a “holiday” at the moment...
In my last several columns, I have talked about two programs that aim to stoke civic pride: public art and local currency. Barnaby Evans, creator of WaterFire, Providence’s premier piece of public art, often talks about how WaterFire is one of the ...
In my last several columns, I have talked about two programs that aim to stoke civic pride: public art and local currency. Barnaby Evans, creator of WaterFire, Providence’s premier piece of public art, often talks about how WaterFire is one of the ...
If you were visiting Georgia Tech on October 15th of this year, you would have likely been amazed by one of the most revolutionary tech shows of our time. This was not another conference by Apple or its competitors showing another variation of a touc...
If you were visiting Georgia Tech on October 15th of this year, you would have likely been amazed by one of the most revolutionary tech shows of our time. This was not another conference by Apple or its competitors showing another variation of a touc...
Nearly all Brown students are familiar with the concept of mutually assured destruction. Taught in even the most cursory of Cold War histories, this theory refers to a form of deterrence whereby the overwhelming and reciprocal threat of destruction p...
Nearly all Brown students are familiar with the concept of mutually assured destruction. Taught in even the most cursory of Cold War histories, this theory refers to a form of deterrence whereby the overwhelming and reciprocal threat of destruction p...