The Housing Supply Debate: Evaluating the Evidence
Let s rely on science, not ideology and propaganda, when planning solutions to urban unaffordability. Look for credible evidence in the peer-reviewed publications referenced here.
Todd Litman | May 13, 2021, 9am PDT Share
Few issues cause more blood to boil than debates about the causes and solutions to housing unaffordability. On this issue, many people lead with their opinions followed by whatever evidence they can muster. The results can get ugly, particularly for those of us who prefer information to be credible.
In response, Mr. Abel sent links to
In my view, these articles present a narrow perspective and lack critical analysis, thus raising an epistemological question: How should we evaluate research quality in the field of planning and urban development?
04 May 2021, 01:05 am
(Photo : Adrianno Calvo/Pexel) Your old phone number may be exposed to privacy, security risks, and, at worst, hacking after mobile carriers recycle it, research reveals.
Your old phone number may be exposed to privacy and, security risks, and worst, hacking after mobile carriers recycle it, research reveals.
Mobile carriers recycle phone numbers to avoid the expected exhaustion of the latter in the future. It is wherein all the possible combinations of digits is taken.
According to the Wall Street Journal, almost 37 million phone numbers get recycled every year. A whopping amount, therefore, is exposed to vulnerability.
Phone Number Potential Exploitation
New study suggests California s prison population reduction via realignment has been generally successful
This new entry at The Crime Report, headlined California s Prison Downsizing Offers a Model for Other States, Study Says, reports on notable new research suggesting that crime has not increased dramatically after California was force in the wake of the Plata ruling to reduce its prison population. Here is the start of the entry describing the research:
The success of California s Public Safety Realignment Act in reducing state prison populations without a corresponding increase in crime suggests that other jurisdictions around the country can enact similar reforms without endangering public safety, according to a study published in the latest issue of Criminology & Public Policy, an American Society of Criminology journal.