Tag: policy
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#06 Policy & Economics | Part 3
In this episode I continue the conversation with Dr. Andrew Compton about the relationship between policy and economics. This is part 3 of a 3 episode series. In this episode we answer listener questions including ‘Will the Ukraine Crisis affect the frequency the Fed raises interest rates in 2022?’ and ‘Are Biden’s policies to blame…
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#05 Policy & Economics | Part 2
In this episode I continue the conversation with Dr. Andrew Compton about the relationship between policy and economics. This is part 2 of a 3 part episode. In this episode we answer listener questions including ‘Will the Ukraine Crisis affect the frequency the Fed raises interest rates in 2022?’ and ‘Are Biden’s policies to blame…
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Why Policy Matters: The Story of a Syrian Refugee
Dear Readers, This piece kicks off a mini-series about why policy matters, all from very real stories I have collected while traveling. My skin was warm from a day in the sun, my cheeks rosy from a strawberry mojito. The Portugal sun beat hot against caramel colored sand, revealing a perfectly smooth, turquoise seascape. Small…
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Pilot Episode
Hey All! Listen in to Policy Out Loud’s pilot episode where I talk about what to expect from this soon-to-launch podcast! Policy, one of life’s driving forces, is often the cause of much of the chaos we share space with here on planet earth. Join here to listen to how Policy Out Loud is working…
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Foreign Policy
Before we get started, it is important to recognize that foreign policy is both complicated and contentious. Our approach to foreign policy abroad is constantly evolving as relationships with other countries develop and global events change our necessary or chosen course of action. In order to adequately understand foreign policy, we would need volumes of…
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Domestic Policy
What is domestic policy? “Domestic Policy” refers to the decisions made and the actions taken by a national or state government to deal with the internal issues and needs of the country, within the country itself. Domestic policies affect or pertain to problems within the borders of a particular country, and can only be enforced…
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Policy: Facebook & Instagram’s Data Use Policies
When I was a younger writer, I submitted a few pieces of work to sites like Thought Catalog, and HelloGiggles, and almost immediately pulled my work back after reading the publishing policies. While my name would get credit on their site, I would lose all control of the content that was published, and could not…
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Policy Basics
Before we get started with discussing individual policies, it’s important we establish a working foundation of the basics of policy. In this article, I hope to break down policy to its core components. Policy is complicated at every level, even down to its basic definition – I know, because when I began this article I…
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Abortion Reform: A Case for Data Informed Policy Decisions
Dear Reader, Before you begin reading this article already planning your attack on its content, assuming that it has anything to do with taking either the pro-life or pro-choice side, please know that the intention of this article is to talk about effective policy, not endorse or dismantle either side of the debate. I didn’t…