Posts by Jacob Brown
Popping the Bubble: Graduating in the Age of Social Distance (Opinion)
Photo Source: John Phelan, Wikimedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. It was not supposed to end this way. Just a short time ago, I was looking forward to finishing midterms, relaxing on spring break, and enjoying my last few months on campus. As a student…
Read MoreTurning Down the Heat: Solving Climate Change without Structural Change
Credit: ESB Professional/Shutterstok The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Partisans and pundits have tied themselves in knots over the Green New Deal. Will it bring socialism to America? Is it the most viable solution to a suite of pressing problems? Is there even a problem to solve? These…
Read MoreIn The Balance: Why Democracies Need Conservative Parties
Bundestag. Courtesy of Susanne Nilsson via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Sometimes, it seems that the left would just like conservatives to disappear. Traditional inter-party rivalries have turned into toxic ideological struggles, with many partisans believing that the other side will impose their cultural values on an…
Read MoreA Climate of Change: How A Lack of Empathy Destroys Democracy from Within
Courtesy of the National Park Service. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The success of our liberal democracy requires a mutual sense of empathy between all citizens. The rights and liberties of every person depend upon their toleration by others as well as a recognition that each person perceives…
Read MoreThe Saturday Essay: The United States – A Soft Power Like No Other
Courtesy of Don Sniegowski via Flickr.com The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. American soft power is in terminal decline – or so we have been told. The Council on Foreign Relations has decried the “the swift decline of American soft power.” The New Republic trumpets that “we are witnessing…
Read MoreHow Elite Institutions Fail at Producing Competent Leaders
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Throughout the endless bickering and infighting that has characterized the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, one politician’s astute observation has been overlooked. Michael Roth, Germany’s Deputy Foreign Minister, did not mince words when he exclaimed that Brexit is a “big sh*t…
Read MoreWhy Howard Schultz Should Run for President: It’s Not Because He’ll Win
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. American political parties are stuck in a rut. The Democrats’ “Green New Deal” is close to becoming accepted orthodoxy. Republicans have convinced themselves that lowering taxes and increasing spending will eliminate the United States’ nearly $20-trillion debt. Every day brings a new slate…
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