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Nov 4, 2024 · You Are What You Eat: How Free Trade Shapes Obesity Rates. Join BPR! the Brown Political Review is Brown's entirely student-run political publication. Across our ten boards, undergraduates explore the most pressing political issues of our day.
The Linguistic Colonialism of English - Brown Political Review
Apr 25, 2017 · The Linguistic Colonialism of English. Some argue that the historical and current bloodshed of Western imperialism has transformed the English language into a universal tool of communication. Through centuries of colonialism, neocolonialism, Cold War expansionism, and, most recently, globalization, the West has spread its preferred systems of ...
Ashton Higgins, Author at Brown Political Review
Oct 8, 2024 · April 15, 2023. Back in 2019, Marianne Williamson—self-help guru, author, and spiritual advisor to Oprah—ran for president with the assertion that “love will win.”. Four years later, love has not won. While Donald Trump and the “dark psychic force” he rep...
Teddy Fisher, Author at Brown Political Review
October 20, 2024. Latin American Populism, the 2024 Mexican Election, and US-Mexico Relations: An Interview with Matthew Cleary. Matthew Cleary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, recognized in 2024 as the nation’s top institution for Public Affairs by US News.
Opening the Open Letter: An Interview with Shai Davidai
Oct 8, 2024 · Just after Hamas attacked Israel a year ago on October 7, Shai Davidai stood on the campus green at Columbia University and read his “Open Letter to Every Parent in America.”In an appeal that has since garnered nearly a quarter of a million views on YouTube alone and an interview with 60 Minutes, he warned parents that Columbia and other universities cannot protect Jewish children from ...
Ponying Up: Horseshoe Politics in American Extremism
Oct 6, 2024 · Take the war in Ukraine, for example. Despite widespread condemnation of Russia’s actions, significant segments of both the American far right and far left have either defended or hesitated to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, sometimes urging against US intervention in Ukraine’s defense efforts.On the far right, prominent figures like Tucker Carlson have echoed pro ...
From Crisis to Reform: Universal Healthcare is America’s Building …
May 13, 2024 · Here is our reality: Despite being the world’s largest spender on healthcare, the United States has faced higher Covid-19 death rates and worse Covid-19 outcomes than any other large, high-income nation. The pandemic has revealed the deficiencies of the American healthcare system, emphasizing the imperative for comprehensive reform that prioritizes equitable access to quality medical services.
Kayla Morrison, Author at Brown Political Review
Oct 6, 2024 · June 26, 2023. Brazil and the United States: How Far-Right Social Media Rhetoric Incites Democratic Backsliding. On January 8, thousands of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters rioted in Brasília to protest what they falsely claimed was a stolen election. They broke into and vandalized three major government buildings ...
The Chaebol: A Curse in Disguise - Brown Political Review
Mar 26, 2023 · Hailed as the “Miracle on the Han River,” South Korea’s rapid growth transformed the economy of one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the largest and most innovative. Today, the country is one of the largest exporters in the world, with exports totaling 40 percent of GDP in 2016—a massive rise from just four percent in 1961. In the same period of time, average income in ...
Utilitarianism and the Market Economy - Brown Political Review
Apr 12, 2017 · Utilitarianism and the Market Economy. Aristotle famously began the Nicomachean Ethics with a declaration: “Every art and every investigation, and likewise every practical pursuit or undertaking, seems to aim at some good.”. He contends that a “final good” must exist in order to surmount the difficulties that would arise from an endless ...