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  • How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic

    How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic

    Thomas J. Rachko, Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In 2017, more than 72,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses. This alarming statistic represents a record high in annual overdose deaths and a roughly 20 percent increase from 2016, with nearly 200 people dying from drug overdoses each day. Over half…

  • GW Wonkcast Summer Special: The Abolish ICE Movement and Immigration Reform

    GW Wonkcast Summer Special: The Abolish ICE Movement and Immigration Reform

    We’re hard at work preparing Season 4 of WonkCast, but in the meantime we have a Summer Special episode for you! The #AbolishICE movement has gained momentum this summer, but what would the success or failure of this movement look like in America? Join us for an in-depth discussion of ICE’s role in immigration policy and how…

  • Assessing Disagreement Systematically in Policy Analysis

    Assessing Disagreement Systematically in Policy Analysis

    Shiva Chakravarti Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Disagreement is a vital locus of any policy environment. Hours are spent in academic town halls, on prime time shows, and in parliaments around the world identifying policy resolutions. Disagreement in policy analysis can be a function of several factors: existing evidence, interpretation of that evidence, value…

  • Volume 25 Now Online

    Volume 25 Now Online

    Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our contributors and editorial staff, Volume 25 of Policy Perspectives is now available online and in print. Volume 25 continues the Trachtenberg School’s tradition of academic excellence by offering six articles written by students, four exclusive alumni interviews, and a selection of our best blog posts from…

  • Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives

    Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives

    Jessica Blackband, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew study found that Americans perceive climate change as one of the top global security threats, second only to ISIS. Ancipicating significant long-term costs to human and natural communities, regulatory agencies wrestle with how to best manage climate risks. While advances like hydraulic fracturing are thought…