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As Police Engage with Military Equipment, Citizens Disengage with Each Other
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The Cougar 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle weighs 20 tons, can reach speeds of up to 65 miles per hour, and has a range of 420 miles. With a unique V-shaped hull, it was designed to endure explosions from improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now many of…
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Does Rent Control Work? Evidence from San Francisco
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Housing affordability has become a hot-button issue in many communities in the United States, particularly in urban neighborhoods, due to rapidly rising rents. In response, some housing activists have advocated for imposing rent control policies in order to protect community members from financial hardship and displacement. For example, in November…
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Mental Health Crises Significant Factor in Police Shootings
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As police officers’ use of lethal force has come to dominate the news cycle, considerable evidence has established a connection between police violence and the race of its victims. The dangers of a poorly trained police force extend beyond those posed to specific racial minorities. One group at particular risk…
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El empoderamiento femenino, ¿cómo medirlo?
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A menudo nos encontramos con políticas públicas que buscan incidir de manera directa o indirecta en el empoderamiento de las mujeres y las niñas, pero ¿cómo podemos encontrar en los datos si hubo un aumento (o un retroceso) gracias a dicha intervención y de qué magnitud fue este? Sin duda,…
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Hackers on the Highway: Are We Prepared?
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Information and communications technology (ICT) previously enabled advancements from wireless phone calls to social networking. Recent breakthroughs have connected cars to the ICT network, allowing them to be controlled from a distance and to transmit data to remote locations. These cars contain computing and communications systems that enable them to…
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Vulnerability: Agricultural Workers and Climate Change
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Since the broad discovery of climate change in the 1970s, researchers and scientists have attempted to understand its wide-ranging effects. Previous studies have extensively examined the relationship of climate to water access, human health, economic development, and global food supply. But as researchers tend to focus on the larger-scale threats…
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In Congress, Are Polarized Politics a Sign of Good Representation?
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In America today, there is a growing consensus that our politics are becoming increasingly polarized—especially in the U.S. House of Representatives. Many scholars argue that this polarization has had a negative impact on the policy making process. They have argued that, as members of Congress edge toward the ideological extremes…
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Can China Tip the Balance? The Security Dilemma in East Asia
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The “rise of China” has been one of the most popular headlines of the 21st century. Books like Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? and Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline have topped best-seller lists. Authors of these texts, as well as other scholars and policymakers,…
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Misperceptions of Covert Action
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Discussion surrounding covert action and “hybrid” warfare has recently become a topic of intense interest in academic and policy circles. Russian influence on the 2016 U.S. elections, the increased use of special forces, and the proliferation of cyberwarfare are just a few timely examples of fields relatively devoid of past…
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Does Fracking Put Infants at Risk?
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The emergence and development of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” has had a substantial impact on global energy production. In the United States, this process, by which water and other chemicals are forced into buried shale rock to extract natural gas and oil, has boosted energy self-sufficiency, led to…
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Increasing the value of energy storage in the wholesale electricity market
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The proliferation of renewable energy such as wind and solar power is rapidly changing the United States’ electrical grid. The growth of renewables has created a need for flexible resources capable of responding quickly to variability in electrical generation—a challenging characteristic of solar and wind power, but one that can…