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Be Careful What You Wish For: Why Gun Rights Advocates Should Be Rooting for Roe v. Wade

Be Careful What You Wish For: Why Gun Rights Advocates Should Be Rooting for Roe v. Wade

If you are a strong believer in the Second Amendment guaranteeing an individual right to bear firearms, think long and hard before you join the effort to overturn Roe v.…

India and Sustainable Development Goal 13: Battling Climate Change During the Pandemic

India and Sustainable Development Goal 13: Battling Climate Change During the Pandemic

India has been severely impacted by COVID-19, further reducing the resilience of populations already at risk of displacement by storms, floods, droughts and other climate disasters. India needs to increase…

How to Develop an ARPA Financial Blueprint

How to Develop an ARPA Financial Blueprint

By starting with an ARPA Financial Blueprint, state and local governments can maximize the impact of their ARPA dollars while securing —and even improving—their fiscal future. …

Mask Mandates Find Favor in Virginia and Nationwide

Mask Mandates Find Favor in Virginia and Nationwide

As schools and businesses continue to reopen following nearly 18 months of pandemic-related closures, debate continues regarding mask mandates.…

The Pandemic and Federalism: Transparency and Accountability to Improve the Response of the Whole Government

The Pandemic and Federalism: Transparency and Accountability to Improve the Response of the Whole Government

COVID-19 is not just a health, humanitarian, socioeconomic or educational crisis; it is a governance crisis, testing the resilience of governance systems and institutions during the pandemic.…

Are Southern States Less Free Due to Lack of Public Health Policy?

Are Southern States Less Free Due to Lack of Public Health Policy?

We can expect the disparities in the United States to continue to widen unless public health policy is able to appeal to the broader audience needed for progress to be…

Why are Ethical Standards Important for Nonprofit Practices and Transparency?

Why are Ethical Standards Important for Nonprofit Practices and Transparency?

It is highly important for nonprofit organizations to continuously earn their constituents’ trust through ethical practices that are well-defined.…

Reforming America’s System of Federalized Occupational Licensure

Reforming America’s System of Federalized Occupational Licensure

State-limited licenses are sensible for some professions with significant legal and practical differences across jurisdictions. However, the practices of endorsement and reciprocity between states should be explored to help reform…

The Value of Preserving Our Thoughts

The Value of Preserving Our Thoughts

Here are some great suggestions for replacing unwanted thoughts or emptiness with good, enriching mind matter—information we don’t want to ignore. …

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

AI computer systems associated with administrative functions that affect citizens are here and will be an increasing part of administrative computing services. The most important concern is how we will…

Making Sense of Wisconsin’s Absurd Election Investigation

Making Sense of Wisconsin’s Absurd Election Investigation

In the long term we can protect the non-partisan nature of local government wherever it comes under threat. But, in the immediate term, we must call out phony election investigations…