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The Worst Gun Control Idea Has Bipartisan Support
Why states should not pass new mandatory minimums for firearm possession
Why cities should not pass new mandatory minimums for firearm possession.
A Takedown of the City Takedown
Why it's worth ranting against Rachel Shteir's Chicago essay
Why it's worth ranting against Rachel Shteir's Chicago essay.
The Race to Replace Jesse Jr.
The election is all about guns. Except when it's not.
The election is all about guns. Except when it's not.
Guns in Churches, Psychiatric Evaluations, and Other State Laws Proposed Since Newtown
What's cooking in your state?
The Literary Insecurities of Washington, D.C.
Is It OK for White Music Critics to Like Violent Rap?
Gun Control Can Survive the Supreme Court
Dear Courts, Please Ignore Mitch McConnell's Latest Lawsuit
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a habit of rushing to court to reverse his political defeats. The ink wasn’t dry on the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act when McConnell filed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality in court in 2002. McConnell and Senate Republicans supported similar suits challenging the Affordable Care Act moments after President Obama signed it. And now McConnell is at it again. Along with 41 Republican Senators, McConnell has filed a lawsuit, which the U.S.
How Global Cities Adapt to Global Change
Moving around (or trying to move around, at least) the city of São Paulo this week, spending time with the State Secretariat of Metropolitan Development, and visiting the port of Santos, it doesn't take too much insight to see that better transportation infrastructure is critical for the future global competitiveness of the entire São Paulo metropolitan region. But I was struck at today's Global Cities Initiative (GCI) forum how many speakers and panelists, when confronted with the question of what one factor will matter most for the future of São Paulo , U.S.
São Paulo and U.S. Metros Link and Learn Together
Yesterday's discussions in São Paulo dug further into the challenges facing the São Paulo metropolis, the responses that governments are mounting, and obstacles to implementation and long-term prosperity. Among the issues tackled were infrastructure, land use, housing, social inequity, education, governance, and public sector capacity and continuity. Turns out that changing hemispheres doesn't change some things all that much. In that spirit, leaders from an array of U.S.
