The 2018 midterm elections are nearly a week away, and like many of you I have been refreshing the latest polls from FiveThirtyEight, eagerly waiting for the site to tell me who will win in November (it won’t). My interest in the upcoming election made me want to dive a little deeper into the local… Continue reading
To the Associate Managing Editor for Standards, I recently read Jennifer Percy’s feature in The New York Times Magazine titled: Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’ published on October 10, 2018. As a subscriber of The Times and resident of Philadelphia, I was glad to see more attention and quality reporting on this important issue. I was… Continue reading
You’re likely not an expert on European internet privacy laws, but you may have noticed your inbox flooded with Privacy Policy updates from nearly every organization you’ve ever interacted with online. It’s no coincidence. On May 25, 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect. The New York Times calls it,… Continue reading
1. New York City considered seceding from the United States With Southern states declaring they were seceding from the United States in 1860-61, New York City boldly flirted with the idea as well. New York City did not support abolition of slavery and had strong commercial ties to Southern states. New York City’s mayor told… Continue reading
After mass shootings we often ask: Could this have been prevented? Yes. We can prevent gun violence. “The public health approach emphasizes prevention and focuses not only on the gun user but also the instrument of violence and the environment.” https://t.co/jz6kC9tvjS 1/13 — Justin Gero 🦅 (@JustinGero) February 18, 2018 The public health approach to… Continue reading