Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Author: Claire Burrus

Learning from History: The Case for Unification of the Democratic Party in the Nomination Race

Post author By Claire Burrus
Post date September 22, 2019
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On Sept. 12, 2019, qualifying Democratic presidential candidates hit the stage in Houston, Texas for the third Democratic debate of the year. The highest polling and highest grossing candidates faced off on hot-button issues such as healthcare, race relations, gun violence, immigration, and trade policy, among others. Running throughout the debate was the question of […]

Health & Social Policy Politics and Governance

For Families or Politics? Drug Testing for Welfare Access

Post author By Claire Burrus
Post date April 10, 2019
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In the policy arena, legislators should address the wellbeing of children and families. This is where supporters of these bills fail to employ good policy.

Health & Social Policy

Reproductive Justice Must Include Intersex Justice

Post author By Claire Burrus
Post date March 24, 2019
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Local and national news outlets have covered endless stories on reproductive health care and policy in the past few months. For example, after Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn into the United States Supreme Court last October, the nation wondered what implications his conservative voice on the court would have on the future of the historic […]

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