Infrastructure
Consider two general principles of political theory while reading this: 1) Government starts by telling the people how much money it needs and then proceeds to collect it, not the other way around. 2) The less competitive political races are, the more incentive those who are predictably elected have to spend money on corruption and…
It still seems like a waste of resources, to me. Here’s his tweet from May, when he announced his continuing fundraising: There’s no pressure, here. Once people have that initial burst of “right on” feeling, such billboards become part of the background. When I looked into billboards years ago, they were about $10,000 per…
John DePetro and Justin Katz look for the hidden dynamics of local politics.
John DePetro and Justin Katz look for the realities behind the headlines in Rhode Island.
John DePetro and Justin Katz explore recent examples of Democrats setting the stage for themselves.
John DePetro and Justin Katz highlight some of the ways the local media and political establishment distort the public message.
Whatever one thinks of Avedisian, seeing Alviti in this picture is a reminder that state government incompetence can harm the lives of hundreds of thousands, but it’s the guy who leaves the scene of a fender bender who’s shown the door.
John DePetro and Justin Katz check in on politicians’ emphasis on promotions.
John DePetro and Justin Katz review some of the distractions and calamities in Rhode Island government.
For an academic project not long ago I reviewed data on RIPTA bus routes, including surveys of riders of every line in the system, so the unstated assumption of Antonia Noori Farzan’s recent Providence Journal article on the subject jumped out at me. The headline is, “What’s it like to rely on RIPTA to get…