Though Brown University boasts about its diversity statistics, it can be difficult to find students with vastly different political views on Brown’s campus. Brown is overwhelmingly liberal, with a mere seven percent of the class of 2030 identifying...
In May of 1997, the computer program ‘Deep Blue’ defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game chess match in New York City, becoming the first machine to beat a reigning chess champion at a tournament match. Kasparov was shocked by the apparent ingenuit...
In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
The Brown Political Review receives support from the Stone Inequality Initiative for work relating to wealth inequality in the United States. BPR maintains editorial independence over the columns and stories published. Throughout the last decade and ...
The Brown Political Review receives support from the Stone Inequality Initiative for work relating to wealth inequality in the United States. BPR maintains editorial independence over the columns and stories published. Throughout the last decade and ...
In March 2023, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a law guaranteeing free school breakfast and lunch for all students, he was promptly swarmed by a group of excited Minnesotan children. In most states, this massive achievement (and its subseque...
In March 2023, after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a law guaranteeing free school breakfast and lunch for all students, he was promptly swarmed by a group of excited Minnesotan children. In most states, this massive achievement (and its subseque...
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as Assistant US Attorney from 2002–2009. Neronha is...
Peter Neronha is the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, a role he has held since 2019. He has previously served as the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009–2017 and as Assistant US Attorney from 2002–2009. Neronha is...
Christina Paxson is the 19th president of Brown University. President Paxson is an outspoken advocate for increasing access to higher education. She led The Brown Promise initiative, which eliminated loans from the aid packages awarded by the Univers...
Christina Paxson is the 19th president of Brown University. President Paxson is an outspoken advocate for increasing access to higher education. She led The Brown Promise initiative, which eliminated loans from the aid packages awarded by the Univers...
Sports gambling, or sports betting, has quickly become one of the favorite pastimes of college students across the country. The rise of sports gambling in the United States is a relatively new phenomenon, and the long-term effects of its legalization...
Sports gambling, or sports betting, has quickly become one of the favorite pastimes of college students across the country. The rise of sports gambling in the United States is a relatively new phenomenon, and the long-term effects of its legalization...
As the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm in late 2022, debates arose about the implications of work produced or assisted by artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly for students. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that produces conversat...
As the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm in late 2022, debates arose about the implications of work produced or assisted by artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly for students. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that produces conversat...
A black plume hung over the rural town of East Palestine, Ohio, for several days in early February. The apocalyptic scene was caused by the derailment of a train carrying hazardous material on February 3 and the subsequent toxin burn. That same day, ...
A black plume hung over the rural town of East Palestine, Ohio, for several days in early February. The apocalyptic scene was caused by the derailment of a train carrying hazardous material on February 3 and the subsequent toxin burn. That same day, ...
Cult of the Dead Cow sounds like a group that meets to discuss the sinister end of the world or pulls strings to influence the highest echelons of government. In reality, it is a hacker group founded in 1984 with the goal of using technology to bring...
Cult of the Dead Cow sounds like a group that meets to discuss the sinister end of the world or pulls strings to influence the highest echelons of government. In reality, it is a hacker group founded in 1984 with the goal of using technology to bring...
A recent move by the Biden administration has merged two seemingly unrelated phenomena: semiconductor chip manufacturing and the provision of affordable child care. The August 2022 CHIPS and Science Act allocates $52.7 billion to domestic chip manufa...
A recent move by the Biden administration has merged two seemingly unrelated phenomena: semiconductor chip manufacturing and the provision of affordable child care. The August 2022 CHIPS and Science Act allocates $52.7 billion to domestic chip manufa...
Last year, Governor Bill Lee unveiled a plan for Hillsdale College, a small conservative college in Michigan, to open up to 50 charter schools in Tennessee using $32 million in public funds. Part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers across the co...
Last year, Governor Bill Lee unveiled a plan for Hillsdale College, a small conservative college in Michigan, to open up to 50 charter schools in Tennessee using $32 million in public funds. Part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers across the co...
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Once president, he would enact this proposal to the best of his ability, banning immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries. U...
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Once president, he would enact this proposal to the best of his ability, banning immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries. U...
For the past decade, progressive discourse around sex work has revolved around which comprehensive national legal approach—decriminalization or legalization—is most effective. As politicians in the United States engage in perpetual conflict over ...
For the past decade, progressive discourse around sex work has revolved around which comprehensive national legal approach—decriminalization or legalization—is most effective. As politicians in the United States engage in perpetual conflict over ...