Amid China’s intensified aggression, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act highlights America’s commitment to Taiwan’s self-defense.
Amid China’s intensified aggression, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act highlights America’s commitment to Taiwan’s self-defense.
Fake news and post-truth politics seem to be the word on everyone’s tongues these days when they talk about the Free Press and today’s news media.
In 1993, Oklahoma City (OKC) introduced the Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS), a successful sales-tax funded program to revitalize the city. MAPS 3 is the third wave of this program, funding several infrastructure projects including the OKC Convention Center and the Riversport Rapids whitewater rafting and kayaking center. MAPS 3 serves as a case study for a successful government revitalization project with effective community collaboration, bringing together citizens through community meetings and a citizen advisory board, businesses through robust support by the OKC Chamber of Commerce, and over two decades of city leadership. MAPS 3 was successful because of four key elements: (1) A one-percent sales tax that ensures efficiency and transparency; (2) Community engagement that generates support for the project initiatives; (3) A citizen advisory board that maximizes efficient flow and encourages representativeness and; (4) Public-private partnerships that allocate resources efficiently and involve the private sector in city development.
Spring 2023 Submissions This spring, The Public Purpose staff will publish the 21st edition of our print journal, the School of Public Affairs’ peer-reviewed journal for graduate students. We invite you to submit your original work for this special anniversary edition...
With the announcement of a vaccine in the works, HIV could become a thing of the past. However, if HIV policies continue to ignore the current racial gaps in treatment and prevention, their outcomes will be nothing short of failure.
The devastation caused by more frequent, stronger natural disasters illustrates the challenges to managing the restoration and modernization of energy infrastructure, particularly in Puerto Rico. Thousands of Puerto Ricans were left without power following the...
School choice has become a highly polarizing topic in the US over the last decade. What was once a fringe policy debated in select circles was pushed into the national spotlight by the Trump administration and the COVID pandemic. Following campaign promises to expand...
Innocence on death row is perpetuated by racism, bias, and the presumption of guilt. Policymakers must confront these disparities and abolish the death penalty.
It’s no secret that both parties - although increasingly Republicans - leverage gerrymandering and voter suppression to consolidate power and control policy. In conservative-leaning states, those strategies, combined with political geography, have allowed the GOP to...