Police shootings occupy a strange place in American political discourse. They are statistically rare relative to the tens of millions of annual police-civilian interactions, yet they frequently dominate political debates. In 2022 alone, an estimated 49.2 million U.S. residents age sixteen or older had at...
Read MoreRisk is an inescapable part of life. We wear seatbelts because we can’t predict when an accident will happen. We buy insurance because we don’t know when a disaster might strike. We lock our doors at night, not because we expect a break-in, but because...
Read MoreA new Working Paper by William English entitled A Response to Critics of the 2021 National Firearms Survey is available. Bill is an Assistant Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and author of 2021 National Firearms Survey: Updated...
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