Category: JOL Commentary

Student Loan Debt: Expansion of Borrowers' Rights? Kellen Wittkop[*]   College students navigate a constant balancing act of managing the many stresses that accompany enrollment at any institution of higher learning: classes, activities, job searches, etc. But one of the largest causes of anxiety for students is something that often l…

I Spy: The Problems with NSA Overreach Tyler Anderson[*]   Over the past several months, Congress has generated considerable outrage regarding the NSA’s collection of data from foreign officials.[2] Some of this criticism is surely deserved; for example, we recently learned that the NSA spied on Ban Ki-moon’s talking points before…

Employer Justification for Smoker Discrimination Jenna Tynan[*]   Imagine you’re a first-year associate and after your standard fourteen-hour workday, you sit back and indulge in a product recently found more addictive than cocaine: the iconic Oreo.[2] You rush back to work the next morning with a wayward Oreo stain on your favorit…

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Drug Trafficking Colin Ross[*]   Forget the Tea Party—it’s international drug traffickers who truly fear the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The law of supply and demand makes it clear why. Traffickers service, and help create, the American demand for illegal drugs su…

Rosie the Riveter Cuts the Cap Jenna Tynan[*]   This year, Harvard Business School celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first coed class.[2] This effort to break gender barriers in education was just one piece of the greater movement (advanced through direct action, judicial decisions, and legislation) to enhance the status of wome…