For all the tumult of today, we as a nation are merely dithering around the edges of the most critical question of our times – do we stop or go? read more »
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The Nation Needs Newsom vs. DeSantis
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Things Are Different Downtown
We are entering a new urban epoch, with the potential to disrupt city life in ways not unlike that created in the shift from an industrial to what Jean Gottman described in 1983 as the “transactional city.” read more »
The Future of Cities: Utah and Salt Lake City Policy Innovations in Homelessness, Poverty, and Health
The proper size of government permeates public policy discussions about homelessness, poverty, and health care. The left and right debate varying degrees of government involvement, typically failing to act and often deteriorating into a state of policy paralysis. read more »
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Rescuing Ireland Won't Save Biden
President Biden may have received a rapturous welcome in Ireland, but Democratic strategists in Washington will have taken little notice. read more »
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Restaurant Revolution
Nokmaniphone Sayavong started her business, Nok’s Kitchen, during the worst of times—the Covid pandemic—and in a state that often treats small businesses with the delicacy of a cat torturing a mouse. Yet she has found a way to thrive. read more »
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Childish Beliefs Drive Lethal Energy and Agricultural Agendas
Many eco-activists (and too many legislators, regulators, judges and journalists) have trouble thinking beyond slogans. They apparently believe declaring ecological emergencies, repeating clever mantras, and issuing proclamations and mandates will create a fossil-fuel-free, organic farming utopia. In their dreams. read more »
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California Screamin'
Last week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved new regulations that will ban the use of residential and commercial natural gas-fired water heaters and furnaces in 2027. read more »
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Race and State
The upcoming ruling by the US Supreme Court on racial preferences is certain to ignite yet another divisive debate about whether or not a person’s ethnic heritage should determine their treatment by the state read more »
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Why Veterans in Labor Should Not Be Ignored
Even in the era of identity politics, one category of identity has largely been ignored: what UK journalist Joe Glenton calls “veteranhood.”19 million former soldiers — most of them working class — share a strong sense of personal identity as vets read more »
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Migration Myths and Political Change
“California migration turned Colorado blue.” That sums up a common belief about how domestic (as well as international) migration plays out politically. read more »
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