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Posted On : January 23, 2018 Published By : BER staff
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The GOP Tax Proposal: A Case for Lower Corporate Taxes

ANASTASIA PYRINIS – NOVEMBER 20TH, 2017 There is a widespread social understanding that corporations are evil. They are portrayed as all-consuming giants that prey upon the everyday worker. In media, Continue Reading

Posted On : November 20, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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Capital Punishment – An Unconscionable Policy

VATSAL BAJAJ – NOVEMBER 15TH, 2017 What is the true value of life? Such philosophical queries cannot be easily answered, as life is an intangible good. However, this is the Continue Reading

Posted On : November 15, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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The Freedom to Save

JOSEPH VALENTINE HERNANDEZ – NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017 The decade of the 1940s tested the resolve of the United States as it had never been tested before, both in the banking Continue Reading

Posted On : November 13, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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The Rise of E-Commerce and What It Means for Traditional Malls

ANASTASIA PYRINIS – NOVEMBER 10, 2017 Every city had many. Every town had at least one. Every small community wanted one. They used to be bustling with business, crowded with Continue Reading

Posted On : November 10, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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Who Drives the Future: Automation and Externalities in the 21st Century

JOSEPH VALENTINE HERNANDEZ – NOVEMBER 4, 2017 Elon Musk, tech billionaire and founder of Tesla, recently predicted that “in probably ten years it will be very unusual for cars to Continue Reading

Posted On : November 5, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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Healthcare: Privatize or Nationalize?

VATSAL BAJAJ – NOVEMBER 1, 2017 “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to Continue Reading

Posted On : November 2, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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The Dilemma Behind Economic Sanctions

ANASTASIA PYRINIS – OCTOBER 30, 2017 Economic sanctions have a long history that can be traced back to some of the earliest human civilizations. Economic historians Gary Hufbauer and Jeffrey Continue Reading

Posted On : October 31, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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The Economics of Halloween

JOSEPH VALENTINE HERNANDEZ – OCTOBER 27, 2017 As October matures and autumn blooms into its colorful precipice, All Hallows’ Eve draws closer. Halloween represents the cultural event of the year’s Continue Reading

Posted On : October 27, 2017 Published By : BER staff
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The Adoption of Public-Private Partnerships in Cybersecurity

ANASTASIA PYRINIS – OCTOBER 24, 2017 Cybersecurity is an issue of increasing importance and magnitude in the United States and across the globe. With nearly 90% of U.S. companies reporting Continue Reading

Posted On : October 24, 2017 Published By : BER staff

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