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City icons and Vocativ's livability index

Vocativ published its 2014 Livability Index of the 35 best cities for people 35 and under, and the best part of it is the montage of city icons they created for the piece.

What if mayors ruled the world?

Freakonomics Radio has a great episode on the dynamics of mayors and their ability (compared to governors and presidents) to directly and immediately impact the lives of citizens, primarily because they deal with tactical issues with relatively less political obstacles.

The Freakonomics of 'Government Employees Gone Wild'

I’ve been on a podcast kick lately and stumbled on an old Freakonomics Radio episode highlighting the U.S. Department of Defense ethics guide, “The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure.”

With BlueLight, there's a 911 app for that

BlueLight founder and CEO Preet Anand shares his vision for re-inventing 911.