Articles
Justice: Puntitive or Restorative
Chicago Public Schools' shift from zero-tolerance to restorative justice dramatically reduced suspensions and arrests while improving school climate.
A Cruel Country
We live in a cruel country. In terms of life expectancy, the US ranks 28th out of 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, countries. US life expectancy is 78.7 years...
Frailty
Race, frailty, life and death. A recent paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/papers/w32971 constructs measures of frailty...
Sexual harassment: Systematic, persistent, chronic or isolated incidence?
From the media one could get the impression that workplace sexual harassment is sporadic, a case here, a case there. That gives only a spotty picture of the problem...
The Shoes Fit. How Comfortable Are We?
The Shoes Fit. How Comfortable Are We? A racist, a racist? Who is racist? You? Me? Us? Our country, my city, my fair city? Racist? Surely not, but: Let's see if the shoe fits....
Domestic Tranquility: a public good
I see lots and lots of people working hard on their jobs, striving hard to get promotions. I also see that we congratulate each other for these accomplishments, we pat each other on the back and say: "Congrats, job well done."
