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Doing Less with Less
  • 1 month ago

Washington, DC, is making headlines for its crime problems. While other cities saw crime retreat in 2023, the District saw a historic spike in murders, as well as a surge in shocking carjackings, m...

A Playbook for AI Policy
  • 1 month ago

Artificial intelligence is shaping up to be one of the most consequential technologies in human history. Consistent with the general approach of the U.S. to technology, AI-related policy must not b...

Deciphering Retail Theft Data
  • 2 months ago

Retail theft is a complex issue with conflicting narratives. Some people believe that the problem is exaggerated by authorities and retailers who are struggling to keep up with a changing marketpla...

A Comprehensive Federal Budget Plan to Avert a Debt Crisis
  • 2 months ago

Note: This report updates the author’s 2018 long-term debt-stabilization proposal and includes additional details and savings recommendations. Annual budget deficits doubled to $2 trillion over 202...

Is Wikipedia Politically Biased?
  • 2 months ago

Wikipedia.org is the seventh-most visited domain on the World Wide Web, amassing more than 4 billion visits per month across its extensive collection of more than 60 million articles in 329 languag...

Empty Desks
  • 3 months ago

In many parts of the country, enrollment in traditional public schools has fallen to its lowest point in decades. However, states, cities, and school districts have been slow to respond to the real...

Drug Policing in the 21st Century
  • 3 months ago

Drug policing faces two simultaneous crises. One is the drug crisis itself, which the public and policymakers expect police to play a role in suppressing. The other is a crisis of public confidence...

Deinstitutionalization Redux
  • 4 months ago

In recent years, there has been much debate about how to address the high and growing rates of mental health issues facing American youth. But at the same time, one potential solution—youth residen...

Restraining Medicaid’s Budget-Busting Waivers
  • 4 months ago

For decades, federal officials have tried to let states make Medicaid more cost-effective by waiving some of the program’s standard terms and conditions. But waivers have not led to savings for tax...