Olivia Shaffett is an MPA Staff Writer for Brief Policy Perspectives It is both a strange and frightening experience to watch the effects of an unforeseen pandemic unfold… Read more “The Politics of Public Health: What Are Mandated Mask Policies, and Why Are They Controversial?”
The Right Policies for the Times: Unweaving UI, Paid Leave, and State Preemption
Libby Chamberlin is a 2020 graduate of the Trachtenberg School. She is a research intern with the State Fiscal Policy group at the Center on Budget and… Read more “The Right Policies for the Times: Unweaving UI, Paid Leave, and State Preemption”
The Pandemic and the Protests: Necessity and Perception of the National Guard
Nathalie Grogan is a 2019 MPP graduate of the Trachtenberg School. She is a research assistant in the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for… Read more “The Pandemic and the Protests: Necessity and Perception of the National Guard”
Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities
Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives “Thus, the prison industrial complex is much more than the sum of all the jails and prisons in this country”… Read more “Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities”
Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.
Sydney Hamilton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Nuclear power accounts for approximately 20% of the energy produced in the U.S. each year. It is zero carbon and sometimes cast… Read more “Nuclear Waste Management Governance in the U.S.”
Examining In-State College Tuition Policies for Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
Niloofar Asgari, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the United States, higher education is widely regarded as the best investment for long-term fulfillment and success. A more… Read more “Examining In-State College Tuition Policies for Undocumented Immigrants in the United States”
Volume 27 is now online!
We are pleased to announce that Volume 27 of Policy Perspectives has been published and is now online! Congratulations to the authors and editors whose efforts made… Read more “Volume 27 is now online!”
Universal Basic Income: Is Now the Time?
Catherine Kaufman is an MPA Staff Writer for Brief Policy Perspectives On March 27, President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus bill (the CARES Act)—the largest in U.S. history.… Read more “Universal Basic Income: Is Now the Time?”
Op-Ed: Helicopter Money Is Not the Solution to the COVID-19 Panic
The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. Madison Grady, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In… Read more “Op-Ed: Helicopter Money Is Not the Solution to the COVID-19 Panic”
The Crisis of Reproductive Healthcare: What Are CPCs and Why Do They Matter?
Olivia Shaffett, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives With an estimated 2,700 crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) currently operating in the United States, CPCs have become a fixture in many Americans’… Read more “The Crisis of Reproductive Healthcare: What Are CPCs and Why Do They Matter?”
