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• Our Misguided Love Affair with Political Consensus
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 22, 2012
• It’s the polarizers, not the consensus-seekers, who get the big things done.
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• The Numbers that Tell the Real Story
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 19, 2012
• We rely too much on aggregate data about our cities and states. It’s the differences among the numbers that are truly important.
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• The Inherent Tensions of Regulation
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 15, 2012
• None of us are angels. Government regulatory and inspection programs are a crucial way of making up for that.
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• Bridges and the Inexorable Laws of Physics
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 12, 2012
• Structurally deficient bridges will fall. The only question is when. We need to be thinking about risks like those, and about what to do about them.
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• Collaboration and the Outcomes We Need
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 8, 2012
• Competition in government service delivery is powerful, but it isn’t sufficient. The best leaders are recognizing that.
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• How Not to Protect Kids from Sexual Assault
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   March 5, 2012
• Only a few states have complied with a federal law requiring sex-offender registration and notification. The rest have good reasons for holding out.
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• Getting the Fiscal Fundamentals Wrong
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   February 29, 2012
• Stockton’s fiscal meltdown isn't the result of a dumb idea or corruption. That's why it’s particularly scary.
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• The Postal Ties That Bind
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   December 19, 2011
• The Governing Insitute's director explains that in thousands of small towns and cities across the country, the local post office is seen as the heart and soul of the community.
• Categories: Economic Development ,  Media and Communications ,  Transportation & Infrastructure
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• Advice For New City Mayors
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   December 12, 2011
• New mayors stepped up to the rigors of campaigning and succeeded in getting themselves elected. Now, they begin the hard part.
• Categories: Management ,  Media and Communications ,  Politics ,  Public Officials
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• Finding Our Way Out of a Nobel-Caliber Economic Mess
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   October 11, 2011
• "Regular people" still struggle even as economists interpret their behavior for policymakers.
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