Neon signs all around Boston are very attractive especially to drinkers under the age of 21. The only thing preventing them from going on wild, drunken nights and fun college parties is their age – or the strictness of bars and bouncers for that matter. In some states and cities, an ID that is not Read More…
In Chicago, Illinois, seized fake IDs can be found at the Secretary of State offices. Since 1984, when the legal drinking age of 21 was implemented, the fake ID market was born, and King of Fakes emerged as a leader shortly after. Hundreds or even thousands of confiscated falsified identity documents can be found at Read More…
Neil Irwin: “Certain social welfare policies, according to an emerging body of research, may actually encourage more people to work and enable them to do so more productively.” “That is the conclusion of work that aims to understand in granular detail how different government interventions affect people’s behavior. It amounts to a liberal version of Read More…
Dani Rodrik: “Today’s consensus concerning the need to compensate globalization’s losers presumes that the winners are motivated by enlightened self-interest – that they believe buy-in from the losers is essential to maintain economic openness. Trump’s presidency has revealed an alternative perspective: globalization, at least as currently construed, tilts the balance of political power toward those Read More…
“In this season of civic ferment, one of the most remarkable phenomena has been the success of the ‘Indivisible’ guide. Crafted by four current and former Democratic congressional staffers after the election, this 26-page manual uses inside knowledge of Congress to teach everyday Americans how to resist the Trump agenda,” Eric Liu reports for Politico. Read More…
Mark Jamison: “…how the media conducts its business in this country should also be partly blamed for the political rift. I don’t mean that we should blame CNN or MSNBC for being too liberal, or blame FOX News for being too conservative. The problem isn’t that journalists have opinions, but rather that the standard media Read More…
Steve LeVine: “…the world has looked at the potential for a robot onslaught, and decided not to resist. In interviews, American technologists and a long list of historians, ethicists, and philosophers focused on science and technology told me in a seemingly unified voice that they had yet to come across a serious proposal for an Read More…
An interesting interactive graphic from The New York Times tests your perception of the surge of drug overdoses compared with other major causes of death. Save to Favorites Related Posts
Homelessness can be solved “if resources are committed to evidence-based programs,” Mary Cunningham, Sarah Gillespie, and Alexandra Tilsley argue for the Urban Institute. “That’s where USICH and Opening Doors come in. USICH is an autonomous agency established in 1987 to coordinate the federal response to homelessness and work with local governments and the private sector. Read More…
Jeff Greenfield: “The Trump White House is treating April 29 as if an asteroid were headed straight to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Why? Because it marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency. And, according to one White House official, ‘One hundred days is the marker, and we’ve got essentially 2½ weeks to turn everything around.’” Read More…
Pew Research: “A majority of Americans now view the federal tax system as unfair, including similar shares of Republicans and Democrats. But partisans differ in their concerns about the tax system, with Democrats far more likely than Republicans to express frustration that some corporations and wealthy people don’t pay their ‘fair share.’” Save to Favorites Read More…
Francis Gavin: “Americans regularly make three curious – and contestable – claims about peace, world order and their country’s role in achieving both. First, they often assume that they are a peace-loving people, and that our republic has been a force to promote amity and stability in the world. Second, they assume that peace is Read More…