New Blog Posts

  • Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families

    Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families

    David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. Introduction On February 8, 2023, Congress’s Bipartisan SALT Caucus relaunched with the hope of repealing the cap… Read more “Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families”

  • Sexism and the City

    Sexism and the City

    Julia Vanella is a contributing writer. She graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in December 2022. Women’s Unaccounted for Needs in Urban Design Cities and corresponding infrastructure have… Read more “Sexism and the City”

  • Op-ed: It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives

    Op-ed: It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives

    David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. Introduction Since 1913, the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives has remained at 435.… Read more “Op-ed: It’s Time to Expand the House of Representatives”

  • Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution

    Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution

    Nathan Varnell is a staff writer and first-year MPA student. Going on three years since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, remote work is quickly rendering the 9-to-5 office model… Read more “Op-ed: Recycling our cities: How policymakers can capitalize on the remote work revolution”

  • Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform

    Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform

    Patrick Carr is a staff writer and second-year MPP student. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) updated Medicare drug… Read more “Medicare Price Negotiation: Next Steps for Healthcare Reform”