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  • Protecting Our Service Members: Sexual Assault Response Reform in the U.S. Military

    Protecting Our Service Members: Sexual Assault Response Reform in the U.S. Military

    Ben White is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. Rampant sexual assault is a dark stain on the prestige of the United States military. Reported cases of sexual assault have risen year-after-year over the past decade, and the statistics make it abundantly clear that the systems currently in place…

  • Reforming Policing Institutions: A Closer Look At EndSARS and BLM

    Reforming Policing Institutions: A Closer Look At EndSARS and BLM

    Christina Prinvil is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. In 2013, three women, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi created the Black Lives Matter (BLM) platform to bring awareness…

  • Asthma: The Surviving Symptom of Redlining in Low-Income Communities of Color

    Asthma: The Surviving Symptom of Redlining in Low-Income Communities of Color

    Julia Vanella is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The term redlining is “the practice of denying a creditworthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan.”  It is also a significant factor in the U.S.’s current…

  • The Value of Statistical Life: Tradeoffs between the Cure and the Problem Itself

    The Value of Statistical Life: Tradeoffs between the Cure and the Problem Itself

    Catherine Kaufman is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPA student. Back in March, President Donald Trump tweeted, “WE  CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF,” referring to shutdowns amid the coronavirus outbreaks across the country in a sentiment that has often been repeated. The economic costs of…

  • Looking to Other Countries for a New Model of Government Housing

    Looking to Other Countries for a New Model of Government Housing

    Brett Litzler is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The United States has a tumultuous history with government-run housing. Throughout the last century, efforts have been made at every level of government to find ways to provide stable, quality, and inexpensive housing to those who are unable to afford…