Show BioHide BioRichard is a second-year MPP student at Harris with interests in data analytics and finance, and his writing in CPR has focused on immigration and technology policy. Before Harris, he was a grants consultant for state and local governments. After graduating, Richard plans to work in a data analysis role in public finance or consulting.
Members of Congress are growing increasingly concerned about economic competition with China. In 2022, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law to decrease US reliance on Chinese-made semiconductors. The following year, the president signed an... More »
Traditionally, businesses and consumers have obtained loans from banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. However, in recent years, alternative forms of credit have arisen from the burgeoning financial technology (“fintech”) industry and large, ... More »
On March 7th, 2023, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill to empower the Department of Commerce to ban the popular short video app TikTok. Over the past two years, the Federal Government has beleaguered TikTok, owned by the China-based company ByteD... More »
Americans have both celebrated and denounced immigration since the country’s founding. George Washington wrote in 1788: “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation t... More »