The Preschool Problem
The spotlight is on universal preschool. In both this year’s and last year’s State of the Union, President Barack Obama called on Congress to support […]
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The Predictive Failure of the NSA
How wide-sweeping ‘security’ attacks our freedom and makes us less safe. We know who caught Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Federal Bureau of Investigation agents storming at a […]
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Not: Brown’s Strategic Plan
At 11 pages, the University’s strategic plan, Building on Distinction: A New Plan for Brown, is not too short in length, but it is certainly […]
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Cybersecurity and the Importance of Privacy
It’s easy to feel that Big Brother is watching you. In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, then-President George W. Bush signed into […]
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Ron Paul: “It’s the cause of liberty that I stand for”
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) championed the cause of liberty in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd in Salomon 101 at Brown April 16. […]
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The Need for Financial Literacy
One day in the not so far-off future, you’re going to have your own salary. You’re going to live on your own and perhaps buy […]
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The Problems with Divestment
Divestment has recently become a buzzword at Brown. The Brown Divest Coal Campaign calls for Brown’s divestment from “15 of the largest and filthiest coal […]
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Why ECON 0110 Should Be a Part of the Political Science Concentration
As the teaching assistant in my bargaining theory class worked through an example of an electoral competition model, I realized just how closely political science […]
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Winner: Brown Physicists
Five Brown physics professors played an integral role in the discovery of a Higgs boson-like particle, a “God particle” important in our understanding of the […]
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A Civics Fix for Brown
You’re proud to go to Brown, aren’t you? You revel in our open curriculum and its accompanying academic freedom and brag to your friends about […]
