Benjie Harthun | Spring 2025 Is death cruel and unusual? The constitutionality of the death penalty has been a highly contentious issue in the American legal system for most of the country’s history. The …
Month: July 2025
The Future of Industrial Policy: A Greener Way
Ahmad Hazim bin Khairul | Spring 2025 Is a Small Country Scalable? The world economy is approximately $106.17 trillion in size, with ASEAN (Southeastern Asian Nations) contributing roughly $3.8 trillion, which is only 3.6% of …
Hello AI, Goodbye Jobs?
Charlotte Vigy | Spring 2025 In 1996, a computer defeated a world chess champion for the first time. Now, computers seem to be beating humans in most everyday tasks. AI, what once seemed like …
Before You Cheer: What You Should Know About “No Tax on Tips” Act
Jessie Chen | Spring 2025 The “No Tax on Tips” proposal has gained considerable attention during the election. It was embraced by both presidential candidates, particularly as a strategy to win Nevada, a swing …
The Funeral of the Penny: America’s Bipartisan Farewell
Valery Vayserberg | Spring 2025 One of the hottest topics on the minds of Americans is the budget deficit of the United States. In 2024, the deficit was a whopping $1.83 trillion, bringing the …
From Medals to Markets: The Economic Impact of the Summer Olympic Games on Host Nations and Athletes
Brad Huseby | Spring 2025 Every four years, the world comes together to watch the Summer Olympics. While these games are a spectacle with flashy new stadiums, newly designed medals, and a captivating opening …
Tariffs: Winners, Losers, and Casualties
William Spahn | Spring 2025 What actually is a tariff? Millions of Americans asked themselves that same question in the runup to the 2024 Presidential election. In recent years, there has been much debate …
J-1 Visas: The Key to Cultural Diversity and Economic Stability in Local Communities
Brewster Hutchinson | Spring 2025 J-1 visas are temporary, nonimmigrant visas granted to international research scholars, students, professors, and laborers with the goal of promoting cultural exchange while simultaneously stimulating the American economy through …
Warm Commodities: Carbon Offsets Exchanges and the Financial Force of a 2024 SEC Ruling
Jonathan Minnis | Spring 2025 Few subjects have been given as much attention as the topic of Climate Change, in both scientific and colloquial discourse. Increasingly, climate change has become a definitive topic of …
The Great Decoupling
Urmika Banerjee | Spring 2025 Economic development and global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions have long been closely related, with urbanization and industrialization fueling increases in energy use and emissions. The energy sector’s CO₂ emissions in …