PUBLIC POLICY

There are many things to do with a law degree; I have found the best way to have a positive effect on the world through my law degree, is working to advance public policy.

A short paper that explains the rational analysis model of planning and public policy and matches it to a real-life issue.

Implementing public policy is frequently plagued with the realization that expectations often fall short when theory is translated into real world practices.

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has released its national study, along with state report cards. Illinois has improved slightly but fails in college affordability and suffers from achievement gaps based on ethnicity.

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education flunks colleges nationwide for failing to provide affordable tuition.

An overview of public policy and how Interest groups effect those policies.

This article compares the public policy implications of Christian and Darwinist worldviews

There's no guarantee a federal gasoline tax holiday would lower pump prices, but if it did, it would still constitute bad public policy.

A description of how fragmentation, lack of coordination and inconsistency affect the government's ablility to create and enact policy.

With this in mind, it seems feasible to argue that smokers that are crying foul when smoking bans are put in place should reexamine the importance of the issue and the goals that are being pursed by the government in an attempt to protect public health.

The casual relationship between bullying, murder and murder-suicide hard to make but possible.

When many of one's beliefs are in the minority, maybe one needs to get a clue.

Everyone agrees that all Americans should have the best health care in the world at an affordable price whenever they need it. The problem is that we cannot simply legislate a great medical system into existance, we must build one.

A basic look at anti-drug legislation and facts presented to counter the inaccurate information being pressed on the American people by the government.

It came as a surprise to me that many Congressional Leaders have representatives that are paid to search Digg all day long.

An analysis of how politics creeps into how policymaking decisions are arrived at.

If you are looking for a school that offers advanced degrees in Urban Policy here is a short list of the top five programs in the country as ranked by the U.S. News.

An examination of the implementation process as it relates to the question of whether or not implementation can be separated from the other aspects of public policy.

Without an increase in supply and improvements in administration, the organ transplant programs in the United States will continue to falter, even with advancing medical improvements.

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