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  • Modern Monetary Theory: Can the U.S. Print its way to Prosperity?

    Modern Monetary Theory: Can the U.S. Print its way to Prosperity?

    John Jacobs is an MPP graduate student, specializing in regulatory policy. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. Over budget and ahead of schedule, the U.S. federal debt surpassed $20 trillion at the end of June, making it larger than the total national…

  • Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality in the U.S.

    Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality in the U.S.

    Jenny Hyde is a 2020 graduate of George Washington University with a Masters in Public Policy with a concentration in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Over much of the past year, we have watched COVID-19 expose systemic weakness across our country. The novel coronavirus has put a serious strain on everything from our healthcare system…

  • The Politics of Public Health: What Are Mandated Mask Policies, and Why Are They Controversial?

    The Politics of Public Health: What Are Mandated Mask Policies, and Why Are They Controversial?

    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 across the United States of America, and the reactions to this public health crisis are as shocking as the devastating casualties. In spite of staggering infection numbers, a…

  • The Right Policies for the Times: Unweaving UI, Paid Leave, and State Preemption

    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 Policy Priorities.  The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. The COVID-19 public health crisis has plunged the country…

  • The Pandemic and the Protests: Necessity and Perception of the National Guard

    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 a New American Security.  The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of Policy Perspectives or the Trachtenberg school. The coronavirus pandemic and the…