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Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, discusses Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft’s proposed rent control plan as well as Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2023 plan, which was rejected by the state legislature.

Dean Emeritus Alan Solomont pens this opinion piece about the circumstances surrounding the federal government’s detention of GSAS student Rumeysa Öztürk on March 25, encouraging the Jewish community to speak out against the targeting of international students, which contradicts “Jewish values that teach us to pursue justice and to recognize the inherent dignity of every person, as well as the academic principles of free inquiry.”

Tisch College’s Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler, A25, discuss their research, using Cooperative Election Study data from the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, that found that personal economic circumstances influence presidential vote choice.

Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, writes this opinion piece examining why a market-driven recession could be a lot worse for Massachusetts than previous recessions.

Can courage of conviction co-exist with civic virtue? Check out Dean Cunningham’s latest article, published in the journal Virtues & Vocations, on The Spirit of Freedom: Black Thought, Civic Virtue, and the Courage to Transform Democracy.