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Lights Out Logic: Why a Midnight-to-Dawn Curfew Is a Misguided Fix for a Complex City

aerial view of new york city skyline at night

There’s a certain kind of policy proposal that feels less like a solution and more like a reflex. Something happens, concerns rise, headlines amplify fear or frustration, and suddenly an idea emerges that sounds decisive, bold, and simple. Too simple. That’s exactly what this proposed New York City “lights out” curfew from 11 PM toContinue reading “Lights Out Logic: Why a Midnight-to-Dawn Curfew Is a Misguided Fix for a Complex City”

The Madman Behind the Trash: New York’s Psychotic War on Garbage and Rats

There has to be a madman behind New York City’s garbage rules. Not a bureaucrat. Not a policy maker. A madman. Someone sitting in an office, pounding their fists on a table, drawing up flowcharts of when, how, and where the garbage should be placed, as if the fate of civilization depended on the preciseContinue reading “The Madman Behind the Trash: New York’s Psychotic War on Garbage and Rats”