It’s Time to Welcome Women to the Selective Service
By Johnathon Parker 12/15/2015 On December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that all military positions, including combat occupations, are now open to women. This […]
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The Other Refugee Crisis: Why the US Can’t Turn Its Back on Central America
By Elsa Augustine 12/14/2015 Recently, global attention has been focused on the humanitarian disaster of the Syrian refugee crisis. This deserves our attention as the […]
The United States without Guns: What It Would Take
By Adam Orford 12/10/2015 Immediate full disclosure: I want to live in a society that prohibits – or at a minimum severely curtails – the […]
Trump's Muslim Immigration Proposal Justified with Shoddy, Extremist Policy Analysis
By Rob Moore 12/9/2015 “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives […]
Are Female Economists Undervalued?
By Sarah Wilson 12/8/2015 Back in 2013, The Daily Caller asked us “Who’s Hotter: Janet Yellen or Miley Cyrus?” Miley Cyrus had just shocked the world with […]
When Policy Analysis Isn’t Enough: Supporting #BlackLivesMatter without Hesitation
By Jeremy Levy 12/7/2015 Two weeks ago, when I came home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, I was deeply troubled of the news that the city […]
Partisanship Overshadows Policy in Voter Access Debates
By Rob Moore 11/16/2015 Last summer, the New Jersey state legislature passed The Democracy Act, a bill that would have automatically registered voters who applied for […]
The Higher Education Act at 50 Years: A Vision Unfulfilled
By Christian Arana 11/12/2015 Fifty years ago this month, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the most sweeping piece of legislation that provided millions […]
GOP Attacks on Planned Parenthood Are a Threat to Women's Health
By Nisha Kurani 10/15/2015 House Republicans’ threat to shut down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood came and went, but the political firestorm is […]
Leading with Race in the Pacific Northwest
By Nereida Heller Last summer, I interned with Home Forward, the Portland area housing authority. The project I was hired on to help with was […]