Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Statistics,” September 17, 2009.
“Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status,” September 18, 2009.
“Military Recruitment on High School and College Campuses: A Policy and Legal Analysis,” September 22, 2009.
“The Second Amendment and Incorporation: An Overview of Recent Appellate Cases,” September 21, 2009.
“Legal Standing Under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause,” September 15, 2009.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.
We sat down with Dr. Max Moritz and Chief Rob Hazard to discuss how communities use time, money, and data to reduce the risk that wildfires pose.