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D.C.'s Aberrant Homicide Data Since 2012
In general, crime tends to coincide with other types of crime. Property crime coincides with violent crime. Higher rates of assault coincide with higher…
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The Large Number of Criminal Victim Visas
U-visas are a special class of temporary immigration visas for victims of serious crimes—anything from murder, torture, rape, to perjury and domestic…
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Episode 18: Financial Crisis Redux Part III, Bankruptcies and Shadow MBS Markets
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Vast Majority of Direct Grants to Haiti Are For HIV/AIDS
Following the destructive 2010 earthquake, there was a concerted effort to direct more aid to Haiti largely led by Bill and Hilary Clinton among others…
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Bankruptcy Changes Led to Subprime Crisis
Around two years before the housing market crashed during the subprime crisis, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection…
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California High Speed Rail Project's Odd Labor Costs
In 2008 state voters approved the California High Speed Rail Project that would build tracks from Los Angeles to San Francisco for an estimated $33…
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March 2024

The Financial Collapse Was In the Shadow Mortgage Market
Following the collapse of the housing market in 2007 and 2008, not only did home prices fall along with the mortgage-backed securities they were wrapped…
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Episode 17: Currency, Textiles, Immigration and Honduras
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Police Cleared More Cases When They Arrested More People
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division, the U.S. clearance rate for…
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The Flawed Market Rules of Texas' Electric Grid
The electricity grid of Texas has regularly been promoted as a shining example of energy deregulation, and the state has some of the cheapest…
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Carbon Dioxide Doesn't Absorb Solar Radiation, But Water Vapor Does
At the heart of the greenhouse theory of climate change is that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide absorb solar radiation while preventing heat from…
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Currency Policies Drove the 1987 Market C̵r̵a̵s̵h̵ Reset
When the stock market crashed on October 19th of 1987, otherwise known as Black Monday, it was the largest market collapse since 1929. The Dow Jones…
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