Patrick Carr is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) updated Medicare drug… Read more “Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform”
Op-Ed: I am a Type 1 Diabetic. Here’s Why the FDA’s Menu Labeling Law Should Include Small Entities
Julia Vanella is contributing writer. She graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in December 2022. Personal Experience With the Lack of Nutritional Information at Restaurants In February 2022,… Read more “Op-Ed: I am a Type 1 Diabetic. Here’s Why the FDA’s Menu Labeling Law Should Include Small Entities”
Coping with the Far-Right: How Should the U.S. Handle Italy’s New Prime Minister?
Yaokun Shen is a staff writer and a second-year MPP student. The Italian Far Right The recent electoral victory of Giorgia Meloni and her party, Brothers of… Read more “Coping with the Far-Right: How Should the U.S. Handle Italy’s New Prime Minister?”
Where Refundable Tax Credits Fall Flat
Patrick Carr is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. The publication of new data from the Census Bureau on poverty in the United States has bolstered… Read more “Where Refundable Tax Credits Fall Flat”
The Vehicle Safety Standard Bias: How Male-Based Crash Testing Leaves Female Drivers in the Backseat
Julia Vanella is staff writer and a third-year MPP student. Vehicle Safety Standards Are Not Neutral Vehicles today are required to pass various safety standard crash tests… Read more “The Vehicle Safety Standard Bias: How Male-Based Crash Testing Leaves Female Drivers in the Backseat“
Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws
Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Housing affordability nationwide has reached historic lows in the past decade, and home ownership in West Coast… Read more “Measuring the prospects of Newsom’s newest housing laws”
Op-ed: America’s Disability Programs Are in a Desperate State of Disrepair
David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. IntroductionIn the United States, approximately 8.2 million people collect benefits from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI),… Read more “Op-ed: America’s Disability Programs Are in a Desperate State of Disrepair”
Join the Policy Perspectives team this year!
To all new Trachtenberg students, welcome! And to all returning students, welcome back! We’re excited to kick off the 2022-23 school year and are especially looking forward… Read more “Join the Policy Perspectives team this year!”
GW WonkCast S6E5: How do you solve a problem like climate change? A surprising proposal from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission presents one solution
Join WonkCast host William Somes for a special interview with Garrett Kephart (MPP ’07) and Chris Smith (MPA ’86) from the Trachtenberg School Advisor Council. In this… Read more “GW WonkCast S6E5: How do you solve a problem like climate change? A surprising proposal from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission presents one solution”
The Texas “Heartbeat Ban”: What it Means for the Future of Roe v. Wade
Emma Weiss is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. On September 1, 2021, a Texas state law, inaccurately referred to as… Read more “The Texas “Heartbeat Ban”: What it Means for the Future of Roe v. Wade”
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