Law & Politics
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The Cost of Urban Violence: High Crime and the Price-Elasticity of Policing
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Does putting more cops on the street help to reduce crime?
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Alone And Unafraid?
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Reevaluating United States policy toward international maritime law to protect long-term national interests
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Seeing Red: Challenges to Social Harmony in China
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Protests in China during the last twenty years have focused on local grievances, such as land and labor issues, and are targeted against local governments, not necessarily the central party
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Finger on the Joystick: A Drone Expert Weighs in on American Policy
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Professor of Law Amos Guiora discusses when drone strikes are morally and legally justifiable and how U.S. drone policy gets it wrong.
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The Great Gun Regulation Debate
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Can stronger gun regulations help keep guns out of the hands of criminals?
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Policy Radio | Charles Wheelan on Popular Economics, Running for Office, and Political Centrism
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This week, we sit down with Professor Charles Wheelan to discuss his upcoming book, The Centrist Manifesto, his unsuccessful run for Congress, and the differences between policy wonks and political hacks.
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Forward: Beth Myers on the Current State of the GOP
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Romney campaign strategist Beth Myers discusses the direction of the Republican party after the 2012 campaign.
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Russian Intelligence: Government Transparency in Moscow
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A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government
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A License to Kill?
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Do Stand Your Ground Laws deter crime? New research investigates the impact of stand your ground laws on homicide rates.
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Policy Radio | Daniel E. Ortega on the Impact of Colombia’s “Plan Cuadrantes” on Crime
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In this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, Lindsey Hearn sits down with economist Daniel Ortega to discuss the impact of Colombia’s “Plan Cuadrantes,” a new police patrol and training program.
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Municipal CFO Series: Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, El Paso
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El Paso’s CFO discusses security spending priorities during the economic downturn