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Is Saudi Arabia a Gulf State … or a Golf State?

Is Saudi Arabia a Gulf State … or a Golf State?

Sep 20, 2022 |

Brief #149 – Foreign Policy
By Reilly Fitzgerald

This summer has seen the ongoing disagreement and to some degree ‘war’ between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. The traditional American viewing experience for generations has been the PGA Tour. Millions of viewers tune into individual tournaments throughout the season to see the worlds’ top golf professionals compete on American television. Now, a Saudi-backed challenger has stepped into the arena and has started to offer a significant challenge to the traditional golf watching, and competing, experience around the world.

Mikhail Gorbachev – a Knight of Lightness or Dark?

Mikhail Gorbachev – a Knight of Lightness or Dark?

Sep 20, 2022 |

Brief #148 – Foreign Policy
By Yelena Korshunov

Mikhail Gorbachev was one of the most controversial figures in world politics. The Former USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) President died at the age of 92 in Moscow on Tuesday, August 30, after a severe and prolonged illness. The last, fifth general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Gorbachev was also the the last president of the USSR. He is not popular in today’s Russia, while his actions are often appreciated in the Western world.

The New School Year Brings Legal Challenges to LGBTQ Representation

The New School Year Brings Legal Challenges to LGBTQ Representation

Sep 13, 2022 |

Brief #143 – Gender and Health
By Geoffrey Small

A 2020 Connecticut University study indicated that having a GSA (gay–straight alliances) program in school can help mitigate LGBTQ students’ concerns about bias. The study, which conducted surveys with LGBTQ students, reported that individuals were bullied less on topics related to their sexual identity and gender in schools that had GSA programs.
As students are returning to their education across the country, there are currently legal challenges being waged in U.S. Congress, The Supreme Court, and local municipalities regarding LGBTQ representation.

Politics and Vengeance—How the Death Penalty Costs Us

Politics and Vengeance—How the Death Penalty Costs Us

Sep 12, 2022 |

Brief #140 – Social Justice
By Abigail Hunt

Twenty-seven states have the death penalty, and twenty-four of those states still execute prisoners. The U.S. military and government both enforce capital punishment. According to the Nevada State Legislature website, a 2008 study by the Urban Institute showed Maryland’s average cost for a death penalty case was $3 million. In Texas, a capital trial costs $2.3 million, more than three times what it would cost to keep the convicted imprisoned in a maximum-security unit for 40 years.

Situation Update #13: The Ukraine Crisis

Situation Update #13: The Ukraine Crisis

Sep 7, 2022 |

Brief #147 – Foreign Policy
By Abran C

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for the establishment of a security zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to protect it from intense fighting. The occupation of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has sparked fears of a nuclear disaster as both sides trade blame for shelling the site.

Environmental Provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act

Environmental Provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act

Aug 31, 2022 |

Brief #148 – Environment Policy
By Jacob Morton

On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, H.R. 5376. The new law is a scaled-back version of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act, intended to reduce the national deficit and lower inflation while investing in domestic energy production, creating jobs, and lowering healthcare drug costs. Here is a look at how the new law impacts U.S. environmental and climate policy.

Uber and Lyft Flex Their Lobbying Muscle

Uber and Lyft Flex Their Lobbying Muscle

Aug 31, 2022 |

Brief #66 – Technology Policy
By Mindy Spatt

Who’s Afraid of a President, or a Presidential Front Runner? Uber and Lyft are lobbying to kill legislation supported by President Biden, and Lyft is pushing a California ballot initiative that likely presidential candidate Governor Gavin Newsom is staunchly opposed to.

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