Join co-hosts Gabe Moss and Nathalie Grogan for an in-depth Below the Fold focused on the nuances and impacts of recent events developing at the U.S.-Mexico border.… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E3: Below the Fold: Conflict at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Implications for Immigration Policy”
What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security
Ethan Steakley, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water and its fourth largest oil and natural gas… Read more “What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security”
Measuring Migrant Happiness: The 2018 World Happiness Report and Implications for Public Policy
Lena Nour, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Many Americans consider the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right and one of our nation’s founding freedoms. In 2012,… Read more “Measuring Migrant Happiness: The 2018 World Happiness Report and Implications for Public Policy”
GW WonkCast S4E2: Exploring D.C. Statehood
Our first guest of the season, Elizabeth Irons, is the founder of GWU’s chapter of Students for D.C. Statehood. Join us for a lively discussion of the… Read more “GW WonkCast S4E2: Exploring D.C. Statehood”
Modernizing America’s Voting System to Improve Voter Turnout
Reeve Jacobus, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Preliminary analyses suggest that young adults voted at a historically high rate in the 2018 midterm elections. A report… Read more “Modernizing America’s Voting System to Improve Voter Turnout”
Safeguarding Individual Data in the 2020 Census
Jenna Shelton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives With the 2020 Census just around the corner, the Census Bureau announced it will apply differential privacy, a rigorous… Read more “Safeguarding Individual Data in the 2020 Census”
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… Read more “How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic”
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,… Read more “GW Wonkcast Summer Special: The Abolish ICE Movement and Immigration Reform”
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… Read more “Assessing Disagreement Systematically in Policy Analysis”
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… Read more “Volume 25 Now Online”