Nathan Rupp, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Louisiana, like many states, is in debt. Under the supervision of Governor Bobby Jindal, the state went from having… Read more “Who’s Paying for Louisiana’s Industry?”
Buy Back the Block: African American’s Inability to Break into the Marijuana Industry
Elizabeth Morehead, Staff Writer, MPP Candidate, Brief Policy Perspectives Marijuana won big in the 2016 elections. Measures legalizing recreational and medical use of marijuana were approved in… Read more “Buy Back the Block: African American’s Inability to Break into the Marijuana Industry”
The Almighty Dollar: Why the Greenback is Surging and What It Means
By Jason Marshall, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although there’s still a little more than a month left before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of… Read more “The Almighty Dollar: Why the Greenback is Surging and What It Means”
Combating Patent Trolls: How Government is Protecting Innovators
Michael Steinberg, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The federal government aspires to foster innovation in society, and perhaps the oldest, most valuable, and least understood way… Read more “Combating Patent Trolls: How Government is Protecting Innovators”
Backpedaling Our Energy Policy
Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The next administration has promised to reverse course on several centerpiece energy policies of recent years. Besides the politics behind… Read more “Backpedaling Our Energy Policy”
A Bright Future for Solar Power in Florida
Jordan Pic, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives It seems natural that the “Sunshine State” should be known for harvesting one of the most popular forms of clean… Read more “A Bright Future for Solar Power in Florida”
Referendums and Policy Decision Making: The Brexit Example
By Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives On June 24, 2016, the British people made one of the most significant collective decisions in history: leaving… Read more “Referendums and Policy Decision Making: The Brexit Example”
Women’s political participation in India
Shiva Chakravarti Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives As a young girl growing up in India, my elder sister wanted to become the Prime Minister. Unlike in many… Read more “Women’s political participation in India”
Food for thought: the farmers market as a model for redevelopment
Steve Bruns, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In a poll conducted last year, the Washington Post posed the following question to assess perceptions of redevelopment in… Read more “Food for thought: the farmers market as a model for redevelopment”
Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Elizabeth Morehead, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew Study showed that more than seven-in-ten American adults follow the news closely. 81% of American adults get… Read more “Black Minds Matter: A Look at the Psychological Effects of Mass Media on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement”
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