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The Blue Review moved to a new server and WordPress theme in 2019. Articles from 2016-2019 have been reformatted to the new theme. Articles from 2012-2015 remain in their archived format.
View an archived version of 2012-2019 Blue Review articles through Archive-It on The Albertsons Library website
May - November 2022
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Wednesday, Nov 2nd, 2022
Homelessness is a housing problem
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Friday, Oct 21st, 2022
Property tax in Idaho
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Thursday, Sep 29th, 2022
Democratic disinformation: it’s worse than you think and it’s always on purpose
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Tuesday, Sep 13th, 2022
A place to belong
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Wednesday, Aug 31st, 2022
Not all politics is local — but quite a bit of it is
January - May 2022
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2022
Expanding higher education in Idaho
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Tuesday, Apr 12th, 2022
Higher education for students who are incarcerated
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Monday, Mar 21st, 2022
Toshio Mori endured internment camps and overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American to publish a book of fiction
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Tuesday, Feb 22nd, 2022
Elevating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Efforts in Idaho
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Tuesday, Feb 1st, 2022
The US military presence in Europe has been declining for 30 years – the current crisis in Ukraine may reverse that trend
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Tuesday, Jan 18th, 2022
Millions more Americans now have the right to vote in non-English languages
September - December 2021
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Wednesday, Dec 15th, 2021
Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
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Wednesday, Dec 1st, 2021
In Idaho, Republicans’ support for mask mandates falls if they are enforced
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Tuesday, Nov 16th, 2021
Population Growth, Inequality and the Digital Frontier in the Shadow of the Pandemic in the American West
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Friday, Oct 29th, 2021
Responses of Municipal Governments to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tuesday, Oct 5th, 2021
Five Questions with Dr. Joel Vallett
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Tuesday, Sep 21st, 2021
Leadership is about helping others
April - August 2021
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Monday, Aug 2nd, 2021
Presidents Administration Mending Relationships with Idaho Leaders
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Wednesday, Jun 30th, 2021
The Declining Death Penalty in Idaho
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Wednesday, Jun 2nd, 2021
Despite federal moratorium, eviction rates returning to pre-pandemic levels
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
Refugee camps can wreak enormous environmental damages – should source countries be liable for them?
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Tuesday, Apr 6th, 2021
Communicating COVID and Public Health in Idaho
January - March 2021
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Tuesday, Mar 23rd, 2021
A Conversation with Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb and Phillip Thompson
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Monday, Mar 8th, 2021
Llamas are having a moment in the US, but they've been icons in South America for millennia
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Wednesday, Feb 10th, 2021
PhD Student Spotlight: Christopher Torres
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Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2021
What's Trending in Idaho?
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Monday, Jan 25th, 2021
What Is the State of K-12 Energy Education in Idaho?
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Tuesday, Jan 12th, 2021
Farming Idaho’s History of Incarceration
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Monday, Jan 4th, 2021
Progressive Property Taxes in Ada County?
August - September 2020
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Wednesday, Sep 30th, 2020
Abolish American Apartheid — There is a Hunger in the Land for Love
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Wednesday, Sep 30th, 2020
Challenging American Apartheid, Championing American Decolonization—With Love, and More (Part I)
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Wednesday, Sep 30th, 2020
Leaning Into the Fire of White Supremacy with Love — and More
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Tuesday, Sep 22nd, 2020
Five Questions: Casey Burgat on Legislative Affairs
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Tuesday, Aug 18th, 2020
COVID-19, Donald Trump And The False Dilemma Fallacy
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Tuesday, Aug 11th, 2020
Climate change impacts in Bangladesh show how geography, wealth and culture affect vulnerability
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Tuesday, Aug 4th, 2020
Five Questions with Vanessa Fry
July 2020
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Wednesday, Jul 29th, 2020
Location-Based Passions
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Tuesday, Jul 21st, 2020
Five Questions with Michael Touchton
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Tuesday, Jul 14th, 2020
Spring 2020 Final Reflection
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Thursday, Jul 9th, 2020
On Being Quarantined
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Thursday, Jul 2nd, 2020
How the coronavirus increases terrorism threats in the developing world
June 2020
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Monday, Jun 29th, 2020
Coronavirus closures could lead to a radical revolution in conservation
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Tuesday, Jun 23rd, 2020
With All the Love that I Am — and More
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Wednesday, Jun 17th, 2020
Reader Submissions
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Wednesday, Jun 17th, 2020
Brazilian Federalism and State Level Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Wednesday, Jun 10th, 2020
Battlefield: Boredom
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Wednesday, Jun 3rd, 2020
The Dawn of Post-Deliberative Policymaking
April 2020
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Tuesday, Apr 28th, 2020
Understanding Data Models
Greg Hill earned his PhD from Texas A&M University in 2006. Hill has extensive... -
Tuesday, Apr 28th, 2020
Coronavirus closes in on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s cramped, unprepared camps
Note: This article is part of The Blue Review’s Coronavirus Conversations, a special series on... -
Monday, Apr 20th, 2020
Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger
Note: This article is part of The Blue Review’s Coronavirus Conversations, a special series on... -
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2020
Democratic governors are quicker in responding to the coronavirus than Republicans
Luke Fowler, Boise State University; Jaclyn Kettler, Boise State University, and Stephanie Witt, Boise State... -
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2020
In the Pandemic's Wake, Let's Create More Park Spaces
This opinion piece first appeared in National Parks Traveler, a website dedicated to national park...
March, April 2020
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Friday, Apr 3rd, 2020
Who is Most Likely to Voluntarily Comply with COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations?
Note: This is the first article in The Blue Review’s Coronavirus Conversations, a special series... -
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2020
We’re losing farmland in the Treasure Valley
We’re losing farmland in the Treasure Valley – growth outpaces current efforts to preserve farmland... -
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2020
Beyond fact-checking
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original... -
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2020
Surveying Idaho: Five Questions with Jeffrey Lyons
Five Questions with Jeffrey Lyons In our “Five Questions” feature we ask scholars, activists, and...
February 2020
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Tuesday, Feb 25th, 2020
Profiling the Criminal Mind: Idaho’s Prison for Women, 1887 to 1968
Todd Shallat with Amber Beierle Todd Shallat, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of History and Urban... -
Tuesday, Feb 18th, 2020
Aristotle and Conflict
In our “Five Questions” feature we ask scholars, activists, and public officials five short questions... -
Thursday, Feb 13th, 2020
Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education
Shawn Benner is the Associate Dean in the College of Innovation and Design and the... -
Tuesday, Feb 11th, 2020
The 2020 Idaho Legislative Session: Five Questions with Stephanie Witt
In our “Five Questions” feature we ask scholars, activists, and public officials five short questions... -
Wednesday, Feb 5th, 2020
Gendered Citizenship - Five Questions with Natasha Behl
“Five Questions” is a new feature at The Blue Review. We ask scholars, activists, and...
January 2020
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Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2020
Five Questions: Gary Moncrief on Redistricting
In our “Five Questions” feature we ask scholars, activists, and public officials five short questions... -
Friday, Jan 24th, 2020
Studying Crime Labs - Five Questions with Bill King
“Five Questions” is a new feature at The Blue Review. We ask scholars, activists, and... -
Monday, Jan 13th, 2020
How marijuana legalization would benefit the criminal justice system
Cody Jorgensen is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Boise State University. His research interests...
Jan. - Dec. 2019
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Monday, Dec 9th, 2019
Five Questions for Ellyn Enderlin
“Five Questions” is a new feature at The Blue Review. We ask scholars, activists, and... -
Monday, Dec 2nd, 2019
Five Questions for Brian Wampler
“Five Questions” is a new feature at The Blue Review. We ask scholars, activists, and... -
Friday, Nov 22nd, 2019
It Isn’t Just the Economy, Stupid
Ross E. Burkhart, Boise State University Dr. Burkhart is Professor of Public Policy and Administration... -
Friday, Nov 15th, 2019
What is development? Let’s think beyond GDP per capita
By Nisha Bellinger, Boise State Political Science Nisha Bellinger is an Assistant Professor of Political... -
Tuesday, Sep 24th, 2019
Poison Oak and Raft Races: A History of the Boise River Greenbelt
By Brandi Burns, Boise City Department of Arts and History Brandi Burns’ mission is to... -
Monday, Feb 11th, 2019
Demagogues and Democracy
Gregory A. Raymond is Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Boise State University. A...
May, June 2018
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Monday, Jun 11th, 2018
The Key Role Of Culture In Making Cities Cohesive
Imanol Galdos Irazabal was raised in the town of Onati, in the Basque Country, coincidentally... -
Monday, May 28th, 2018
Women are Running for Governor; Will They Win?
Meredith Conroy is an assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino,... -
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
A Positive Local Project
David Gabbard is Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies... -
Monday, May 21st, 2018
An Unlikely Alliance
Chris Carlson is a journalist and former communications consultant who worked for many years for... -
Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Civility, Free Speech, and Safe Spaces
David McKerracher is a graduate student and adjunct instructor at Boise State University, lead coordinator... -
Monday, May 14th, 2018
Explanations for Problem Drinking and What We Can Do About It
Dr. Jessica Wells earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Sam Houston State... -
Monday, May 7th, 2018
Murder in Desolation
Todd Shallat, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of history and urban studies at Boise State University....
April 2018
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Monday, Apr 30th, 2018
Local Governments and Air Quality Where You Are
Luke Fowler is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration and MPA Director in... -
Monday, Apr 23rd, 2018
Engagement with the Extremes
Dr. Isaac Castellano earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in... -
Friday, Apr 20th, 2018
Barbara Bush, Cecil Andrus, and Some Idaho Potatoes
Marc C. Johnson served as press secretary and chief of staff to Idaho’s only four-term... -
Sunday, Apr 15th, 2018
Enough Water to Make a Desert Bloom … For Now
Jillian Moroney is a postdoctoral fellow at Boise State University. She enjoys working at the... -
Friday, Apr 13th, 2018
Crystal Revisited
Francisco Salinas serves as Boise State University’s first Director for Student Diversity and Inclusion. The... -
Monday, Apr 9th, 2018
Out from the Shadows
Brian Pappas is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise State... -
Monday, Apr 2nd, 2018
A 30-Second Fix for Idaho High School Basketball
Scott Yenor is Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. He is the author...
March 2018
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Monday, Mar 26th, 2018
Russian Voters Spoke, and Resoundingly Agree: The Sky is Blue
Chase Johnson is a Research Associate at Boise State University’s Frank Church Institute. He researches... -
Thursday, Mar 22nd, 2018
It isn’t perfect but I challenge you to find one doing it better…
Phillip Thompson is President of the Board and Executive Director of the Idaho Black History... -
Monday, Mar 19th, 2018
Life After the Uniform
Chris Birdsall is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the School of... -
Monday, Mar 12th, 2018
Rethinking Antifa
Steven Feldstein is an Associate Professor and holder of the Frank and Bethine Church Chair... -
Monday, Mar 5th, 2018
Another Contested Election?
Julie VanDusky-Allen received her PhD in Political Science in August 2011 from Binghamton University. She...
February 2018
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Monday, Feb 19th, 2018
The Politics of Human Well-Being
Nisha Bellinger is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Public Service... -
Monday, Feb 12th, 2018
Grocery or Income?
Jeffrey Lyons is an assistant professor of political science in the School of Public Service... -
Thursday, Feb 8th, 2018
Champions of Democracy
Elizabeth Ramsey is an assistant professor and librarian with responsibilities in outreach at Boise State... -
Monday, Feb 5th, 2018
Was Anyone Right?
Dr. Burkhart specializes in research on explanatory factors of cross-national democratization patterns, Canada-US borderlands and...
January 2018
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Monday, Jan 29th, 2018
Stuck in the Middle
Chris Birdsall is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration in the School of... -
Monday, Jan 22nd, 2018
The Twitter Effect
Meredith Conroy is an assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino,... -
Monday, Jan 15th, 2018
Food Provisioning Strategies among Agricultural Workers in Southwestern Idaho
Dr. Lisa Meierotto is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise... -
Monday, Jan 8th, 2018
How Universities Train Artists as Makers, Creators, and Doers
Amanda Ashley is the Director of the Urban Studies and Community Development Program in Boise...