Jordan Pic, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Fellow American travelers can attest that navigating the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) often disrupts one’s plans. These scenarios were… Read more “Market Solutions for the TSA”
Category: Domestic Policy
The Hidden Consequences of the Hiring Freeze
Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives One of President Trump’s first actions in office was to issue an executive order freezing the hiring of new… Read more “The Hidden Consequences of the Hiring Freeze”
Buy Back the Block: African American’s Inability to Break into the Marijuana Industry
Elizabeth Morehead, Staff Writer, MPP Candidate, Brief Policy Perspectives Marijuana won big in the 2016 elections. Measures legalizing recreational and medical use of marijuana were approved in… Read more “Buy Back the Block: African American’s Inability to Break into the Marijuana Industry”
Combating Patent Trolls: How Government is Protecting Innovators
Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The federal government aspires to foster innovation in society, and perhaps the oldest, most valuable, and least understood way… Read more “Combating Patent Trolls: How Government is Protecting Innovators”
Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Elizabeth Morehead, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew Study showed that more than seven-in-ten American adults follow the news closely. 81% of American adults get… Read more “Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement”
All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels
Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives According to Pew Research Center, in 2014, only 20% of Americans believe that federal programs are managed well, and… Read more “All Policy is Local: Enacting Federal Programs at the State and Local Levels”
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