The recent spate of tragic police-involved shootings has brought to light the need for police reform in many areas of the country. It’s reasonable for the Massachusetts legislative and executive ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The definition of a social problem can substantially affect the choice of policies to deal with the problem. Often it is desirable to define a ...

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted on the definition of a planet. Famously, Pluto no longer met the criteria and was demoted to a dwarf planet. Things have been a bit of a mess ...

In January, the FBI announced that it is finally updating its ancient definition of rape to conform to a more thorough understanding of sexual assault. While many states have already adapted their ...

The numbers paint a clear picture: We have a fundamental bottom-line problem with engagement. A report published by Gallup in late 2017 found that the problem is pervasive and global. In fact, ...

The discussion and debate about homelessness amongst the general public and policy makers has become superficial and reductionist at best and at worst dehumanizes people who are suffering from the ...

In November, 2017, Kenneth Stern appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about a bill under consideration, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. Approved by the Senate a year earlier, the ...

Liberals claim that conservatives have turned the term into a catch-all bogeyman they can’t even define — even though it’s a word that progressives themselves use. But as someone who has explored this ...

You might have noticed a comment was made on the first article in this series: I didn’t mention the ‘why’ as a KSF in bringing home a machine learning project. And it’s true, forgetting the why is a ...