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Role of government
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Alternative models, Role of government
March 13, 2014 — So far, our series has focused on diagnosing the existence, consequences, and causes of San Jose’s chronic maladies. In this final installment, we turn to the question of the...view
Interviews
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Role of government, Urban Policy
Jan. 29, 2014 — Mason Williams, a historian and postdoctoral fellow at the New-York Historical Society and The New School, is the author of “City of Ambition: FDR, La Guardia, and the Making of...view
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Aging, Role of government, Social Security
October 16, 2013 — A news analysis in The New York Times this month neatly summed up the conventional wisdom that drives the proposals and rhetoric of a broad political spectrum from Tea Party...view
Map & Data Resources
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Role of government
March 27, 2013 — Government support for the arts has dropped far more precipitously than is generally realized. If one only examines raw funding numbers, one gets a misleading impression. Even when...view
Map & Data Resources
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Role of government
Jan. 23, 2013 — Looking at the size of the federal workforce without taking population size into account is very misleading. Yes, 110 workers are more than 100, but if those 110 workers are serving 5...view
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Budget deficit, Role of government, Taxes
Jan. 16, 2012 — When discussing the then-impending “fiscal cliff,” most politicians in Washington described calamitous consequences were an agreement on taxes and sequestration of appropriations not...view
Letters to the Editor
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Government services, Role of government
Nov. 1, 2012 — “Congress ties Postal Service into knots” [is] good analysis as far as it goes. Other questions to be answered: Do we still need a postal service when the vast majority of mail...view
Editorial Cartoons
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Politics, Role of government
Nov. 1, 2012 — Have a higher resolution monitor? Click here for screen resolutions of 1280 x 960 or better, or here for 1920 x 1200 or better.
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Government services, Role of government
Nov. 1, 2012 — What does a business that has perennially been short of funds do in the happy circumstance where it begins to have surpluses available? Well, it might pay off some of its debt and put...view