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Naima Turbes (PPS ’24): What Does it Mean to Really be Pro-Life?

Naima Turbes (PPS ’24): What Does it Mean to Really be Pro-Life?

Last week, the Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to ten years in prison. Oklahoma joins states like Texas, Florida, Idaho, and Wyoming in a recent movement aimed to criminalize abortion in the United States — a movement markedly different from one aimed to protect life.

Zak Barasch: A Path to End Gerrymandering

Every decade, after the census is taken, states redraw their district lines in a process known as redistricting. The process is intended to make voting fairer by evening out district populations. However, this process can be used to manipulate elections and disenfranchise voters in a process known as gerrymandering.

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Polis Steering Committee Members and Faculty Discuss the Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling on Midterm Elections

Polis Steering Committee Members and Faculty Discuss the Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling on Midterm Elections

Professor Kerry Haynie, Professor Asher Hildebrand and Professor Mac McCorkle discuss the significance of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling on the upcoming North Carolina midterm…

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Meredith Hutchinson (PPS ’24): It’s Time for States to Reconsider Pretrial Detention

Meredith Hutchinson (PPS ’24): It’s Time for States to Reconsider Pretrial Detention

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Zach Dobson (PPS ’24): Abolishing the Death Penalty: Working Toward Fixing a Broken Criminal Justice System

Zach Dobson (PPS ’24): Abolishing the Death Penalty: Working Toward Fixing a Broken Criminal Justice System

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A Call for Leadership: Political Polarization and Civil Discourse at Duke University by Chloe Nguyen (PPS ’24)

A Call for Leadership: Political Polarization and Civil Discourse at Duke University Chloe Nguyen (PPS ’24) Aug 17, 2022 Share on Facebook 𝕏 Share on…

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Deepthi Chandra (PPS ’24): Get Forever Chemicals off Women’s Faces

Deepthi Chandra (PPS ’24): Get Forever Chemicals off Women’s Faces

Alessandra Tazoe (PPS ’24): The Double Standard for Refugees: a Kind That Doesn’t Side With My Ethnicity

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Nathan Strang (PPS ’24): It’s Time to Rethink Medical Education in the United States

Nathan Strang (PPS ’24): It’s Time to Rethink Medical Education in the United States

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Rory Smith (PPS ’24): Universities Should De-Emphasize Standardized Testing Requirements in Admissions Decisions

Rory Smith (PPS ’24): Universities Should De-Emphasize Standardized Testing Requirements in Admissions Decisions

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Jennifer Ouyang (PPS ’24): How Google Fired Its Employee Tells Us We Need to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

Jennifer Ouyang (PPS ’24): How Google Fired Its Employee Tells Us We Need to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

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Chloe Nguyen (PPS ‘24): It’s Time for Congress to End Forced Arbitration in All Cases — Not Just Sexual Assault

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Violet Wang on NC’s Justice System, INDY Week

Violet Wang on NC’s Justice System, INDY Week

Former Director’s Fellow Violet Wang (PPS ’24) was published in INDY Week concerning North Carolina’s broken justice system and the importance of implementing a civil…

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Jessica On (PPS ’24): Efforts to Ban Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Are Harmful for All Students

Jessica On (PPS ’24): Efforts to Ban Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Are Harmful for All Students

The Duke Community Discusses Voting and NC Primary Elections

Duke University and the Sanford School of Public Policy are abuzz with talks concerning today’s NC primary election and the importance of voting. Check out…

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Mac Hester (PPS ’24): The US Foreign Language Deficit is a Manifestation of Cultural Superiority

Mac Hester (PPS ’24): The US Foreign Language Deficit is a Manifestation of Cultural Superiority

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Samantha Cue (PPS ’24): Scamming our Youth: Why Teachers Should Be Paid More

Samantha Cue (PPS ’24): Scamming our Youth: Why Teachers Should Be Paid More

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Phoebe Brinker (PPS ’24): The Draft Should Include Women

Phoebe Brinker (PPS ’24): The Draft Should Include Women

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Coco Boehm (PPS ’24): The United States Should Enforce Stricter Gun Laws to Reduce Gun Violence

Coco Boehm (PPS ’24): The United States Should Enforce Stricter Gun Laws to Reduce Gun Violence

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American Democracy at a Crossroads: Proposals for Democratic Reform and Renewal, May 2022

American Democracy at a Crossroads: Proposals for Democratic Reform and Renewal, May 2022

American Democracy at a Crossroads: Proposals for Democratic Reform and Renewal May 10, 2022 Share on Facebook 𝕏 Share on Twitter Share on Email “How…

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The Democrats’ Countrypolitan Problem in North Carolina: Progressive Challenge and Opportunity by Mac McCorkle and Rachel Salzberg

The Democrats’ Countrypolitan Problem in North Carolina: Progressive Challenge and Opportunity Mac McCorkle and Rachel Salzberg Jan 25, 2022 Share on Facebook 𝕏 Share on…

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Policy Lab Fellow Vineet Chovatia on Healthcare and Civic Engagement Research

Policy Lab Fellow Vineet Chovatia on Healthcare and Civic Engagement Research

Vineet Chovatia is a Polis Policy Lab Fellow and Public Policy Undergraduate from West Windsor, New Jersey. His interest in politics and organizing began when…

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Sanford Undergraduate Olivia Reneau on Black Property Ownership Research in Wilmington, NC

Sanford Undergraduate Olivia Reneau on Black Property Ownership Research in Wilmington, NC

This summer, Olivia Reneau, an undergraduate student at Sanford, analyzed historic black property ownership in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her work has involved identifying Black (more…

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