Special Projects
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Crime and the Courts: The Future of Criminal Justice in the City
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This piece, first published on February 27, 2012, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Why should we be concerned about effective and efficient criminal justice and court systems? How do they improve lives and communities? …
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Is Patient Activation the Answer? Engaged Patients Could Yield Lower Costs for Hospitals
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This piece, first published on June 22, 2016, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are growing rapidly in the United States because of new pay-for-performance incentives under the Affordable Care Act.…
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Academic Stress in China: Coping with High Expectations in School Environments
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This piece, first published on May 30, 2014, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Most of us can probably remember feeling stress from school in grades 7–12. Thinking about college applications, exams, friendships, and expectations…
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Enduring Damage: The Effects of Childhood Poverty on Adult Health
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This piece, first published on November 27, 2013, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Many of the costs of poverty are self-evident. Lack of reliable access to basic needs such as food, housing, and medicine…
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Cause or Effect: The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Delinquency in America
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This piece, first published on January 3, 2014, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review’s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. For most students, strong academic performance ideally leads to a college acceptance and the path to a dream job. Likewise, most…
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Does Foreign Aid Have an Effect on Economic Growth? New Research Adds to the Debate
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This piece, first published on June 15, 2016, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. There is an ongoing debate about the impact of international aid on growth, particularly in developing countries. Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly represent the two primary strains…
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Culture and the Environment: How Cultural Values Influence Global Ecologic Practices
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This piece, first published on December 4, 2014, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Cultural values influence a myriad of topics—education, wealth distribution, government oversight—but the extent to which these values influence environmental attitudes is…
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Myth Busting: Robert Pape on ISIS, Suicide Terrorism, and US Foreign Policy
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This piece, first published on May 5, 2015, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review’s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Robert Pape is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs. He is the Director…
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Fight for the Heavens: The Role of Religion in Shaping Attitudes toward Space Policy
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This piece, first published on April 1, 2016, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. In recent years, NASA has increasingly focused its programs on space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. This is a…
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Celebrating 20 Years of the Chicago Policy Review
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Announcing Our 20th Anniversary Series This year, the Chicago Policy Review is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and we want to take this opportunity to look back at some of our incredible accomplishments as the largest student-run policy review in the country. Public policy has always been an integral part of…
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Triumphs, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from US Health Care Reform: A Rigorous Reflection by President Barack Obama
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This is the first piece celebrating the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Health care reform has arguably been the Obama administration’s most significant legislative achievement since 2008. Various authors, including some of our own at the Chicago Policy Review,…