Author: Neil Schoenherr

The scientific study of our social psychology may also hold the key to better politics. If we know the precise assumptions that produce our metaphorical, often misguided views of society, we may perhaps do better and proceed to a more refined form of political debate.

The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute is deeply disappointed with the April 4 decision by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to revoke the entry visa of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.

Jailing people accused of low-level and nonviolent crimes while they wait for their day in court is morally bankrupt. St. Louis should join Los Angeles and other cities shifting their policies to end cash bail. St. Louis should close the Workhouse.

While there are still many unknowns surrounding the legalization of recreational marijuana, I believe that this shows that it will be a positive influence.

Given the ever-increasing reliance on the few players in the proxy advisory industry, we believe we are past due for some increased oversight, accountability and transparency in this space.

Michael Sherraden, the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor; Margaret Sherraden, research professor; and Jin Huang, research associate professor, all at the Brown School, will headline the conference “Innovation and Evaluation for Anti-Poverty Initiatives” April 11 and 12 at National Taiwan University.

We’ll need to recognize that investing in the public sector helps a wide segment of Americans. If not, we’ll look back and realize that sacrificing the public sector on the altar of “school choice” and individualism has left us unprepared for an increasingly multiracial society.

Members of the Brown School community, including Dean Mary McKay, were honored with awards from the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy at the 5th Annual Social Work Day on the Hill in March.

I’m coming to believe that the business side of the opioid epidemic might be the most powerful reason why so many practicing physicians remain below deck.

The Trump administration said this week that the whole Affordable Care Act should be struck down in the courts. Doing so would have profound implications on health care and the economy, says an expert on health economics at Washington University in St. Louis.