Lux et Data: ISPS Blog
Research Data Review is Gaining Ground
Limor Peer and Ann Green
Limor Peer and Ann Green
March 26, 2015
It is a positive sign that one aspect of research data sharing and preservation – data review – is increasingly part of the conversation.
Why Prosecuting, Firing, or Re-Training Cops Doesn’t Work and What We Can Do About It
Tony Cheng
Tony Cheng
March 26, 2015
The value of community outreach workers.
Despite Heavy Rhetoric, Partisan Considerations Had Little Influence on States’ Decisions to Make Voting Easier
Daniel Biggers & Michael Hamner
Daniel Biggers & Michael Hamner
March 12, 2015
Convenience voting adoption largely unaffected by party politics.
The Missed Opportunity of Robert Woodson
Vesla Weaver
Vesla Weaver
February 25, 2015
One conservative black activist’s campaign for community crime control.
Precedents for Obama to Address Monetary Policy
Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
February 16, 2015
Presidents today accept the idea of an independent Fed; it wasn't always so.
ISPS Director's Fellows Respond to Gov. Malloy's Initiative
February 9, 2015
Our undergraduates' thoughts on Governor Malloy's criminal justice reform.
Funding Long-Term Care: Cash Benefits for Informal Care
Corina Mommaerts
Corina Mommaerts
January 29, 2015
We need to integrate the family in long-term care financing.
The Breakdown of Broken Windows?
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
January 28, 2015
Crimes and misdemeanors during the NYPD slowdown.
Fear to Heal
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
Michael Sierra-Arevalo
January 26, 2015
An opportunity to rise above fear for police, people of color.
Taking Politics Out of Federal Safeguards
Rosa Po
Rosa Po
January 13, 2015
The current procedural system is not well-understood, gets little public attention, and needs reform.
Why "Intelligent Openness" is Especially Important When Content is Disaggregated
Limor Peer
Limor Peer
December 22, 2014
The publication of disaggregated content means ensuring the content is usable, not just accessible, persistent, and citable.
Small, Old, but Vital: Established Small Businesses and the Innovation Economy
Matthew Regele
Matthew Regele
December 8, 2014
Small businesses can be critical facilitators of innovation.
Funding Off-Patent Cancer Drug Development to Reduce Costs of Treatment
Rebecca McKibbin
Rebecca McKibbin
December 3, 2014
Other options for financing research and development of new drugs.
Beyond the Election: Who Controls Presidential Policy
Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
November 6, 2014
The president appoints a team of principals that all but sets the choice of policy alternatives.
Rejecting the Biological Clock
Jenna Healey
Jenna Healey
October 30, 2014
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The technical solutions for postponing childbirth distracts us from the policy solutions.
The Democratic Virtues of Teaching Statistics
Jerome Schafer
Jerome Schafer
October 15, 2014
Educating citizens in basic statistical concepts may improve voter competence.
Health Care’s Older Brother: The Long-Term Care Crisis
Corina Mommaerts
Corina Mommaerts
October 10, 2014
Long-term care costs are growing, and we need a better way to pay for it: catastrophic coverage.
Affordable Care Act: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Politics
Bao Bao Zhang
Bao Bao Zhang
September 23, 2014
How will the ACA affect enrollees' electoral participation and civic engagement?