Topic: Crime
Bobbing and Weaving Through A Minefield
Filmmaker El Sawyer has gone from from prisoner to presidential advisor with one goal: Helping ex-inmates make it on the outside
By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Ideas We Should Steal
Free gun locks
Gun locks prevent accidental shootings of and by children. Philly should follow the example of Boston and others in giving them away—or follow the lead of one of our own
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Problem Solving Must-Read
Pay Your Taxes at 7-11
Plus: Ending domestic violence with focused deterrence and saving lives by walking
By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must Read
“Florida Man”
How the namesake of unusual, hilarious, and terrifying antics, points towards effective government
By Stephen St. VincentDying is Easy
A Temple Hospital program, Cradle 2 Grave, shows students that guns do more harm than just killing
By Hannah Keyser
Week 6
Connor Barwin’s Civic Season
This week, the all-pro linebacker and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against New York
By Connor Barwin