Primary season is still in progress, yet this election cycle has already been one of the most rancorous in recent memory. Whether the race is about a Democrat in a Red State, a tea party challenger running against the establishment, or a tight race in a swing state, all the Senate races have one thing … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, our champagne and charcuterie are in danger. Bubbling to the forefront of the upcoming round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations is the controversial U.S. usage of regional European names for food and drinks manufactured by U.S. companies. Many EU members demand that U.S. wine, spirits and food companies … Continue reading
President Obama announced on Monday what many have been speculating for some time now: there will be no House vote on immigration this year, meaning Obama will now take executive action to “fix” the immigration system. The president has also requested $2 billion from Congress in emergency funds to deal with the escalating immigration crisis … Continue reading
One cannot discuss Net neutrality these days without stumbling across the centuries-old legal concept of “common carriage.” As with all antediluvian models of the world, time invites decline and eventual replacement. And So The World Begins Common carriage is a rather deceptively simple idea: a service provided by a private company to any market participant … Continue reading
Chicken pox, the flu, and strep throat: these are all common health ailments often associated with being highly contagious. Just as these illnesses can be contagious, emotions can be too. The concept of emotional contagion is when the emotions of one person can be passed along to another person. Research has shown that people can, … Continue reading
Imagine a doctor that will come to you any time, any place or just a reliable, easy-to-reach person who will coordinate the logistics and timing of your health care. Sounds like a dream, right? It’s becoming more and more possible with rising start-ups, physicians increasingly leaving the traditional healthcare market, and an ever-changing policy environment. … Continue reading
June 30, 2014 was a day in which the decisions of the United States Supreme Court dominated headlines. June 30, 2014 was also the day that both the Wire and the Scotsman reported that Russian military equipment, including long-sought fighter jets, and Russian military advisors had arrived in Baghdad. This is just the latest victory … Continue reading
The Course Change On Tuesday, the Department of Commerce handed down a once-unthinkable decision permitting two US oil companies, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and Enterprise Products Partners LP, to begin exporting unrefined crude products. The decision specifically allows for the export of condensate, a crude product that’s so light that it exists as a gas … Continue reading
The Net Neutrality debate was broadcast to a huge new audience last week when John Oliver called on his viewers to tell the FCC to keep the Internet free and open. Right now, the FCC is deciding whether or not to place the Internet under Title II regulations, which would place it under greater government … Continue reading
Women make up 51 percent of the United States population, based on the 2010 Census. Yet, only 21 to 32 percent of clinical trial participants in early stages of research are women. With a 1.5 to 1.7-fold greater risk of experiencing harmful reactions to drugs, it is imperative that more demographic data from clinical trails … Continue reading
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