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A Tale of Broken Windows and Fallen Trees

| September 3, 2014 | Economics

When discussing an earlier article about sunk costs with an acquaintance, he expressed agreement about how important, and yet, little understood this topic was. He told the story of an experience he had at work where he wished he had been equipped to explain to his...
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Jacqueline Isaacs
Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

The Effects of Being Unique

| August 28, 2014 | Society

The Effects of Being Unique
In August, my husband and I took a weekend to drive to Cincinnati, OH and back from our home in Northern Virginia. It’s an 8 hour trip, meaning 16 hours in two days. We undertook this adventure to pick up the newest member of our family, a female German Wirehaired...
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Jacqueline Isaacs
Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.

For-Profit Policing Means Ferguson Is Basically a Debtor’s Prison

| August 27, 2014 | Society

For-Profit Policing Means Ferguson Is Basically a Debtor’s Prison
In Ferguson, Missouri, residents could find themselves in jail for failing to pay $19 a month to the town’s sole trash contractor. For these and other petty infractions, fees snowball over months into court dates and outstanding warrants. Pleading guilty is the...
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Michael Hendrix
Michael Hendrix is the director of state and local policy at the Manhattan Institute, where he manages scholars, conducts research, and leads outreach.