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August 17, 2023
The ‘Utah Family Miracle’ and Why It Matters
…childbearing is softening at this moment. But at the same time, the state continues to lead the nation in affording children the gift of married parents and maintains its position…
August 16, 2023
How to Strengthen the ‘Success Sequence’ in Utah
…stability is losing ground. As for work, there has been a decline in the share of young men engaged in full-time work in Utah, much like the rest of the…
August 14, 2023
What ‘Earth Mama’ Doesn’t Tell Us About Foster Care
…is not true of “Earth Mama,” a recently released film by first-time director Savanah Leaf. The story is about a pregnant woman, Gia, whose two children are in the foster…
August 13, 2023
The Bill to Repair NYCHA Projects Doubles—but Pols Won’t Fix the System
…has moved no faster than heat repairs in the winter—and may not even work at all. It’s time for a much more radical rethinking of the system in which at…
August 12, 2023
Why Ending Child Services Is the New Defund the Police
…and neglect and three times as likely to die from maltreatment as their white peers. If anything, the notion that child welfare is structurally racist has become an article of…
August 11, 2023
Why Does NY Campaign To Stop Smoking But Not Illicit Drug Use?
…issuance of new pot dispensary licenses, after finding that giving first preference to ex-drug dealers violated state law aimed at helping veterans. It’s the perfect time for a different approach:…
August 10, 2023
The Real Reason People Leave Religion
More than a decade ago, the Pew Research Center released a path-breaking study on people without religion: “Nones” on the Rise. At the time, I was in graduate school studying political science…
August 7, 2023
Union Square Melee Proves Riots Have Little to Do with Real Political Grievances
…predicated on police mistreatment of minority youth. The NYPD was not intimidated into turning a blind eye toward the destruction of food carts and cars — not this time around….
August 7, 2023
The Right Way to Fix Public Broadcasting
…overlook in favor of those also found on the front page of major newspapers such as the New York Times. Story selection — a disproportionate focus on progressive causes de jour…
August 5, 2023
Rent Control ‘Shabbifying’ NY’s Housing As Owners Feel the Squeeze
…apartments. That translates to more than 300,000 rent-regulated rents with rats or mice. The regulated units also have twice as many leaks (23%, vs. 11%) and three times as many…