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Everybody needs a place to live!! South Carolina topped the list for the most popular state to move to in 2023, measured by proportion of persons moving in and out of the state, in large part because it is 11.5% cheaper than the average state in the country. In addition, healthcare and tech industries are also growing rapidly in many cities in the state, including Columbia, Greenville and Lockhart.

There are numerous keynote addresses we've all seen, virtually, or in real life this year. This was flagged to me as one of the best, and I couldn't agree more. Ken Burns, with his knowledge and study of history, reminds us that history doesn't necessarily repeat itself, but it does rhyme, quoting Mark Twain. Burns announces his next remarks are contrary to his usual public persona. And he does go there. Before the new graduates, its leaders and their family and friends of Brandeis University, Burns brilliantly discusses we have a real choice this November. We can listen to what one nominee says every day about how he wants to follow the path of authoritarian dictatorships, overturn the rules of law, ensure he enriches himself and his friends, and chooses winners while he bullies losers. Listen to what he does and says. He will instill people into power who have written plans to destroy our institutions, checks and balances which have served us (mostly very and relatively) well for our nearly 250 years of our imperfect union. The choice is real. We must continue and support our current national and global leader who believes in fairness, justice, international norms, "us vs them," democracy, and our founding principles. Most importantly, he reminds the class of 2024 to vote to ensure they exercise their constitutional right and their personal agency to keep our democracy. Don't stay home. Don't look for perfection. Vote. Vote. Just vote. And help others do the same. Please watch and share. Ken Burns Media, LLC #Democracy #Vote #Commencement #America

Earlier this month, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator co-hosted a conference with the Vanderbilt Department of History about the implementation of the New Deal programs that transformed American life in the 1930s and beyond. Renowned historians shed light on the implementation and impact of New Deal programs, offering valuable insights for understanding government initiatives then and now. Read the takeaways: https://ow.ly/7fl950RG2S7

It was 56 years ago today that Robert F. Kennedy Senior delivered his famous remarks to the students and faculty of the University of Kansas. Senator Kennedy's messages of civic unity and national hope were ideals then and should be now, but today we seem to have lost sight of them as we too frequently focus on the divisive rhetoric coming from our politicians and pundits. In his words - "we can do better in this country". During this election year and this time of global uncertainty, I urge everyone to read or listen to his words. They are relevant today. In particular, as an economist, I highlight this part of his speech, words which, for me, have always been resonant: "Too much and for too long, we seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our Gross National Product, now, is over $800 billion dollars a year, but that Gross National Product - if we judge the United States of America by that - that Gross National Product counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and the jails for the people who break them. It counts the destruction of the redwood and the loss of our natural wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts napalm and counts nuclear warheads and armored cars for the police to fight the riots in our cities. It counts Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children. Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans. https://lnkd.in/eFMeiv22

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Inspired by our Christian mission, Baylor's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences seeks to enhance health, quality of life, and human flourishing for all individuals and communities. In 2023—after a year-long collaboration of College faculty, staff, and leadership—announced the Signature Research Initiatives that would undergird this aspiration: Behavioral and Human Sciences, Chronic Diseases and Conditions, Health Access and Quality, and (Re)habilitative Sciences. https://lnkd.in/gbGPbuNP

Can we make this mandatory for all USA citizens? Why, Who, What, When, Where, & How can also lead us to bringing down ancestral brickwalls by knowing the issues of the time.

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So much of the UK election campaign has been set against a sense of despondency about the state of public services. But what can be done to turn things around? How can we develop better public leaders and what role can universities play? The UK has long been an outlier in how we develop our public service professionals. There have been many arguments put forward for why this is the case but few have identified potential solutions. In this newly published research Karin Bottom (INLOGOV (The Institute of Local Government Studies)), Dr Russ Glennon (The Manchester Metropolitan University), Karl O'Connor (Ulster University) and me (UofG Centre for Public Policy) conducted in-depth focus groups with academics who teach public administration, academics who do research in public administration but do not teach it, and practitioners who are involved in the commissioning of training and development for public servants. We identified a range of barriers and enablers to the development of public leaders. Our findings and recommendations can be found in PMM: Public Money & Management here: https://lnkd.in/eBwNEUD9