Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent — These platforms determine political visibility at scale, and when amplification happens through an opaque system, public accountability is nearly impossible. Requiring disclosure of the principal factors driving distribution of political material would let researchers and the public evaluate claims of bias with data instead of anecdote. At the moment every … Continue reading Should large social-media platforms be required to disclose more detail about how their algorithms amplify or suppress political content?
Will the rapid expansion of electric-vehicle mandates outpace the actual development of charging infrastructure and battery supply chains?
Dayton, Ohio Correspondent — Mandates can force adoption of the vehicle. The supporting systems move on entirely different clocks — charging networks, grid capacity, secure mineral supply. Right now the targets run ahead of both, and I'd point out that the binding constraint isn't the one people name. Everybody talks about chargers. The harder problem … Continue reading Will the rapid expansion of electric-vehicle mandates outpace the actual development of charging infrastructure and battery supply chains?
How should policymakers respond to the increasing evidence that many major cities are becoming unaffordable for middle-income workers?
Clermont, Florida Correspondent — When teachers, nurses, firefighters, and service workers can't live near where they work, the city starts losing functional balance, and it loses it in a specific order. The hardest positions to fill go first. The core response is supply in high-demand areas. More density near jobs and transit, faster permitting, fewer … Continue reading How should policymakers respond to the increasing evidence that many major cities are becoming unaffordable for middle-income workers?
Is the current pace of Federal Reserve interest-rate reductions appropriate given the mixed signals in the labor market and global growth?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent — The data are genuinely mixed. A solid labor market against softer global growth and weak manufacturing readings. A cautious, data-dependent pace is appropriate. Faster risks reigniting the imbalances we spent a decade unwinding. Slower risks falling behind an actual slowdown. What I'd note from years in financial planning is that the … Continue reading Is the current pace of Federal Reserve interest-rate reductions appropriate given the mixed signals in the labor market and global growth?
Should the United States continue to treat the Hong Kong protests primarily as an internal Chinese matter, or take a more active diplomatic stance?
Sydney, Australia Correspondent — Hong Kong occupies a middle position — legally part of China, operating under a framework the world has treated as distinct for twenty-two years. Treating the protests as purely internal concedes the argument that no external interest exists, which is precisely the claim being tested. A more active stance built on … Continue reading Should the United States continue to treat the Hong Kong protests primarily as an internal Chinese matter, or take a more active diplomatic stance?
Will the ongoing investigations into the previous presidential campaign ultimately strengthen or further erode public trust in federal law-enforcement institutions?
Wheeling, West Virginia Correspondent — Trust in these institutions was already uneven here before any of this started. In a place where the Bureau's main historical appearance was in a corruption case against somebody local, the reservoir was never deep. When a high-profile probe is read through partisan lenses, every procedural decision becomes evidence of … Continue reading Will the ongoing investigations into the previous presidential campaign ultimately strengthen or further erode public trust in federal law-enforcement institutions?
Thinking Outside the Boxe Releases Transcript of Independence Day 2019 Champagne Summit
Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL and Washington, D.C. July 5, 2019—Thinking Outside the Boxe has released the transcripts of the question and answer session from its Independence Day Champagne Summit held in Orlando on July 4, 2019. This year’s Summit examined investigations and public trust in law-enforcement institutions, the Hong Kong protests, Federal Reserve rate … Continue reading Thinking Outside the Boxe Releases Transcript of Independence Day 2019 Champagne Summit
The 13th Annual Robert M. Clinger III Invitational Golf Tournament at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February 22, 2019—The Executive Committee of The Robert M. Clinger III Invitational is pleased to announce the results of the 13th annual golf tournament held on Monday, February 20, 2019 at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. After a morning of rain and dark clouds, the … Continue reading The 13th Annual Robert M. Clinger III Invitational Golf Tournament at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Should the United States maintain its current level of global military commitments, or is a more selective engagement strategy now required?
Dayton, Ohio Correspondent — I look at this through industrial capacity and manpower, because that's where the commitments actually get paid. We can't sustain every current commitment at high readiness without either significantly larger budgets or a thinner, more stressed force. Choosing priorities isn't optional. It's happening already, by attrition, which is the worst way … Continue reading Should the United States maintain its current level of global military commitments, or is a more selective engagement strategy now required?
Will the increasing frequency of extreme weather events force a practical reallocation of infrastructure spending priorities regardless of climate policy debates?
Clermont, Florida Correspondent — Insurance markets and repeated recovery costs are already forcing this in Florida, whatever anybody says at a podium. Local governments that ignore stronger standards and better drainage pay later through emergency spending and higher premiums, and they pay in a form that's harder to budget for because it arrives all at … Continue reading Will the increasing frequency of extreme weather events force a practical reallocation of infrastructure spending priorities regardless of climate policy debates?
