Thumbnail: While some in the media greeted this report with applause, it was premature. The economy remains gloomy, and it’s beginning to look like it’s going to be long and painful road back. David Ciscel contributes his economic update to this conversation.
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Thumbnail: Christopher Reyes sets the standard for creativity in Memphis again with a proof of concept project that is mind-blowing and could hopefully open up an era of artistic creativity with support from the public and private sectors.
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Thumbnails: The late Memphian, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Abe Fortas, is used by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his pretzel logic about the appointment of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor. It’s worth remembering the entire and powerful story of this distinguished Memphian’s life and how raw politics blocked his appointment as chief justice in one of the U.S. Senate’s darkest moments.
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Thumbnail: Justice Ginsburg’s death was the ultimate kick in the stomach in a grinding year that I’m anxious to leave behind. As a result, I’m moving into the Jewish new year and the fresh start it offers.
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Thumbnail: The always insightful Joe Cortright of the City Observatory think tank pointed out that transportation planners label projects as “pedestrian-friendly” when they are really being designed for cars. The following article by him was published at City Observatory earlier this year.
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Thumbnail: After 48 years of police directors chosen from within the Memphis Police Department culture, Memphis has the opportunity to bring in new perspectives and new ideas with a new hire who is prepared to answer the key question: Does Memphis need more police or better police? It is now also the primary question that is front and center for the newly appointed City of Memphis reimagining police committee.
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Thumbnail: The Philadelphia Millennial Advisory Committee – created by city government to obtain input from millennials. They may be getting more than they bargained for, becuase the group is a model of active leadership by young leaders and they are making the most of the opportunity to provide candid, honest, and direct opinions, most lately on the subject of police reform and issues related to Black Lives Matter.
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Thumbnail: The new committee on reimaging policing has the opportunity to be the change agent that Memphis has needed. It requires them to do more than rely on the usual suspects for ideas, data, and recommendations. Recent research by Prof. Barry Friedman and commentaries by consultant David Eichenthal are must reads for the committee to get off on the right foot.
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by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →