Governments are constantly working to tackle big issues like climate change and global health crises. They often use policies that target individual actions, such as spreading information or nudging behavior. However, some policies aim for larger, systemic changes, like banning certain cars or mandating vaccines. These big policies can face strong public pushback, ev...

Ever thought about how gun laws affect our communities? Researchers from RAND have been looking into this. Their recent study, now in its fourth edition, checks out 18 different state firearm laws. They want to see how these laws impact things like gun injuries, violent crimes, suicides, and even the gun industry, as well as how people use guns for protection. The go...