Stephen Calabria

Bio

Stephen is interested in all things regarding the US Senate and international relations. Born in NJ and raised on Army bases in Germany, Stephen graduated from American University in 2009. He is a former intern in the Office of the Senate Majority Leader, and former intern with Talking Points Memo.Opinions expressed here are purely his own.
Roots' Singer Dice Raw Rages to PolicyMic About the "Overdone, Gangster" Narrative Of Black America
By Stephen Calabria
Dice Raw, singer and producer of The Roots, has a bone to pick with today's hip hop. "The narrative that motherf*ckers use is overdone," he recently told PolicyMic in an interview. "It's like, 'Oh, I'm a gangster, I'm badass, I got all the bitches,…
What's Next For Ted Cruz? A Former President Might Hold the Answers
By Stephen Calabria
These days there doesn't seem to be a politician in America who is both as loved and hated as Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). With the adoration of Tea Partiers and the antipathy of just about everyone else, the newest conservative it-boy has captured…
Health Experts Takedown Right-Wing Study Claiming Obamacare Hurts Young People
By Stephen Calabria
A new study purporting to show that young people will pay significantly more for health insurance under Obamacare has been met with resounding criticism from health policy experts. The study, conducted and released by the right-leaning American…
What Did Republicans Have to Say About Those 'Creepy Uncle Sam' Ads? Absolutely Nothing
By Stephen Calabria
The past several weeks have not seen the American political system at its finest. The government shutdown over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has presented an image of a Congress populated by intransigent narcissists, incapable of accomplishing even…
Two Congressmen Talk to PolicyMic About the Shutdown, and You'll Never Guess Who They Blame
By Stephen Calabria
With stories now beginning to creep into the media regarding a deal that might possibly emerge from the government-shutdown negotiations, it would be easy to assume that tensions on Capitol Hill were beginning to thaw.  That assumption would be…
Drug Prohibition Could Be a Total Waste of Our Time and Money
By Stephen Calabria
A new study on the global drug trade has found that efforts to combat the distribution and potency of illegal drugs has proven ineffectual. The study, which was commissioned by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP), is titled…
Rep. Henry Waxman Tells PolicyMic Readers How Millennials Can Revolutionize the Government
By Stephen Calabria
Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has seen a great deal during his 38 years in Congress. Representing a district that includes the areas of Malibu and Santa Monica, the longtime congressman has served through seven presidents, 19 full House terms,…
7 Congressmen Tell PM Readers How to Deal With the Shutdown
By Stephen Calabria
These days it is very easy for young people to become disillusioned with American politics. The government shutdown, self-interested politicians advising Americans to opt out of getting health insurance, the seemingly-endless negative campaigns: All…
Jim Inhofe: Blame Harry Reid For the Shutdown, Not Republicans
By Stephen Calabria
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.homa) has an interesting idea on how he thinks young Americans should process the current government shutdown.  When asked by PolicyMic on Tuesday what he would say to young people who may be disillusioned with politics in…
Debt Ceiling 2013: Don't Worry, Millennials — These GOP Senators Want Default For Your Own Good
By Stephen Calabria
If this is what GOP re-branding looks like, Democrats shouldn't be worried about their electoral prospects — only about the basic functioning of the American government.  In a series of jarring comments made to PolicyMic, several Republican senators…
Here's What 3 Senators Told PolicyMic About the War on Drugs and Millennials
By Stephen Calabria
Last Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee took its first steps to overhaul the country’s mandatory minimum-sentencing guidelines, laws that have been shown to disproportionately affect young people and minorities. The hearing was called to…