https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/overvalued-housing-may.php Red hot is a good way to characterize the recent housing boom in America. Fortunately the fundamentals seem better aligned to avoid the crash which we experienced a little over a decade ago. Mortgages are stricter, down payments are higher and the tight supply of housing is supporting prices. Ken H. Johnson is a …
https://www.amazon.com/Autopsy-Crime-Lab-Exposing-Forensics/dp/0520379330 We have mythologized crime labs to such a degree in America that they have become a staple on television given a seal of authority that is not justified upon serious scrutiny. Duke Law Professor, Brandon Garrett, chapter by chapter in his book, ‘Autopsy of a Crime Lab’, debunks the rigor, quality controls and the …
https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/shiggins/profile.html Movie theaters were in trouble before the pandemic and have been for years. While megascreen complexes were still being built, consumers were gearing up their equipment at home to receive an abundance of movie choices by way of cable and streaming services. The idea of going out to a movie requires many conscious decisions, …
http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2017_about_cdo On many levels, the elaborate system of food banks feeding into food pantries in America works quite well. That’s until you consider the possibilities that these centers can become more client driven, more nutritionally based and can provide a range of wraparound services that they do not at this time. Katie Martin, the Executive …
THIS IS A BOOK AND PODCAST THAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ! https://www.ameliapang.com/ That’s a nice shirt you’re wearing and where did you get that cute little display for Halloween? In all likelihood, both of items came from China. While we are aware that Chinese goods are cheaper than those made …
https://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Understood-America-Wrong-Poverty/dp/0190881380 America loves to tell itself fables about many things. For instance, the issue of poverty is often thought of as an issue of ‘them’ not ‘us’. Yet over an adult lifetime, owing to divorce, job loss or health calamity, over half of us will experience poverty for a year or more. We have so …
https://norml.org/ It may seem like marijuana laws across the country have been changing almost overnight, but according to our guest, Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML, a group that has long sought these changes, it’s been about a fifty year process. We are a long way from ‘Reefer Madness’ and Cheech and Chong, as we …
https://thechriskane.com/category/where-is-my-office/ The pandemic has upended much about American life, including where we work. The concept of ‘one person, one desk’ in a large office building may never be the norm again. With the rise of agile working, third space working and new technological innovations, the traditional office space may no longer be the place where …
https://www.michaelsteinbooks.com/copy-of-pained In medicine it is said that you only find what you’re looking for. If you do not dig deep to find out whether, say, drinking was at the root of a medical condition, you may never know. And the problem goes unsolved. Money is the same way. In a society where safety nets …
https://www.amazon.com/Presidents-Populism-Crisis-Democracy-William/dp/022676317X American government is broken and has been so for a long time. In some periods of history we muddle through and use our natural advantages, like remote location from adversaries, to give us time to figure things out. At other points, like after The Great Depression, we needed a whole new toolkit of government …