Evaluating housing reforms, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s background, and episode one of the new Reimagine Rural podcast.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington At the end of last week, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced his decision to appoint a special counsel to take over two investigations involving former President Donald Trump. Scott Anderson and co-authors explain the reasoning behind Garland’s move and outline Special Counsel Jack Smith’s background. Read on Lawfare | Are new housing policy reforms working? We need better research to find out. Recent legislative victories of the pro-housing movement offer a unique opportunity for scholars to evaluate the outcomes and impacts of pro-housing policies and the political strategies that led to change. Jenny Schuetz provides a framework for evaluating these reforms and some guidelines that can help make subsequent research more usable for policymakers and advocates. Read more | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |