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^{Debra J. Saunders
October 20, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Seattle, Another Dysfunctional City

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 20, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

“Familiar faces” is a term used for Seattle’s prolific offenders in the criminal justice system, writes Scott Lindsay in Crosscut, where he considers how two candidates for city attorney would deal with these repeat offenders. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 18, 2020
Economics}

Indoctrinating an Entire School System in PC Racism

_{Christopher Rufo
December 18, 2020
Economics}

What’s the goal here? Simply put, to transform Seattle schools into activist organizations. At the conclusion of the training, teachers had to explain how they will practice “anti-racist pedagogy,” address the “social-justice movements taking place” and become “anti-racist outside the classroom.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 4, 2020
Economics}

The New Untouchables

_{Christopher Rufo
December 4, 2020
Economics}

The poor, in the logic of Seattle’s progressive elites, are thus forced to commit crimes — including violent crimes — to secure their very existence. Therefore, as society is the perpetrator of this inequality, the crimes of the poor must be forgiven. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
November 23, 2020
Economics}

Burn It Down

_{Christopher Rufo
November 23, 2020
Economics}

American cities are entering a period of chaos. Protests and riots have dominated headlines, but beneath the surface, activists are launching an unprecedented campaign to overthrow the traditional justice system. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
October 21, 2020
Economics}

Mob Rule in Seattle

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
October 21, 2020
Economics}

Activists in Seattle have long sought to transform the city into a progressive utopia. But after the death of George Floyd, they accelerated their plans — and sought to implement them by force. This is the story of the recent unrest and the anarchy to come. Christopher Rufo is the director of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 19, 2020
Economics}

State-enforced Racial Segregation — by Progressives

_{Christopher Rufo
October 19, 2020
Economics}

State-sanctioned racial segregation ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but has recently returned in an unlikely place: government agencies in Seattle. According to new whistleblower documents I’ve reviewed, at least three public agencies in the region have implemented race-segregated diversity trainings. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

“Safe Injection Sites” Aren’t Safe, Effective or Wise. Just Ask Canadians

_{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

If you've never heard of "safe injection sites" — public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff — you probably will soon. In cities such as Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, drug legalization activists have launched a campaign to create such sites. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
September 17, 2020
Economics}

Against Wokeness

_{Christopher Rufo
September 17, 2020
Economics}

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 16, 2020
Economics}

Christopher Rufo with Reihan Salan for Manhattan Institute’s Young Leaders Circle

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 16, 2020
Economics}

On September 16th, Manhattan Institute president Reihan Salam interviewed City Journal contributing editor Christopher Rufo who has established himself as an authority on the negative consequences of sometimes well-intentioned progressive policies designed to address homelessness, opioid addiction, incarceration, and other urban problems. Read More ›

^{Bruce Agnew and Jay W. Richards
September 4, 2020
Cascadia, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Bringing ACES Vehicle Technology to the Puget Sound Region

_{Bruce Agnew and Jay W. Richards
September 4, 2020
Cascadia, Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Jay Richards interviews Bruce Agnew, Director of the ACES Northwest Network, about the collective’s work to bring Automated, Connected, Electric, and Shared vehicle technologies to the Puget Sound region. Agnew says that 5G will be key in implementing autonomous vehicles as it will increase bandwidth and reduce latency, thus adding a degree of technical capacity and safety. Read More ›