Volume 26 of Policy Perspectives is now online! Many thanks to the authors and editors whose hard work over the past school year made this possible. You… Read more “Volume 26”
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Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Thomas J. Rachko Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives An advertisement displayed on a bikeshare dock near GW’s campus proclaims “Choose Plants Over Pills.” The advertisement… Read more “Legalization of Medical Cannabis as a Policy Response to the Opioid Epidemic”
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”
Reflections on the 2018 National Journal Conference
Eleven members of Policy Perspectives staff attended the National Journal Conference hosted by the Virginia Policy Review at the University of Virginia on Saturday, April 7, also… Read more “Reflections on the 2018 National Journal Conference”
Evidence in Public Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Obvious
Shiva Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Policymaking is an inherently complex process because it strives to address problems that are grounded in changing social realities; this… Read more “Evidence in Public Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Obvious”
Reflecting on Policy Perspectives Launch
In the pause of summer, we at Policy Perspectives reflect on all of the great work that the 2016-17 staff accomplished last year! Volume 24 of Policy… Read more “Reflecting on Policy Perspectives Launch”
Behavioral Insights for Policy Design: Education in the Developing World
Shiva Chakravarti Sharma, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives During the 2010 meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations asserted that education is a major catalyst… Read more “Behavioral Insights for Policy Design: Education in the Developing World”
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”
Opinion: Public Policy Ignores History at Its Peril
Jerry Wei, MPP Rigorous, thoughtful, and targeted policy analysis can help address a wide variety of today’s problems: from climate change, to healthcare, to Islamic extremism. However,… Read more “Opinion: Public Policy Ignores History at Its Peril”
Zero-Tolerance for Black Girls
Ashlynn Profit, MPA, Staff Writer Brief Policy Perspectives The video of a school police officer brutally assaulting a black girl drew the world’s attention to the harsh… Read more “Zero-Tolerance for Black Girls”
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