News in Brief What the NYPD Standoff Might Teach Us About Broken Windows Policing The New York Police Department has been cutting down on arrests. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Max Ufberg
Environment Don’t Buy Your Kid a Clunker Buying a cheap car for your kid can have dangerous repercussions. Max Ufberg
Social Justice It’s Normal to Be Terrible at Keeping New Year’s Resolutions Research shows that we're pretty bad at following through. Max Ufberg
Social Justice What Getting Drunk on New Year’s Eve Will Do to Your Immune System A new study finds that drinking can damage more than your judgment. Max Ufberg
Environment What Happens When You Put Cameras on Cops? According to a study released in November, body cameras can help drastically reduce levels of violence by—and against—cops. Max Ufberg
Environment We Need to Get Better at Password Protection This whole Sony hack should teach us, above all else, a lesson on password security. Max Ufberg
Social Justice On Cuba and Baseball Capitalism After a long wait, a Cuba-to-United States baseball pipeline appears to be on the horizon. That's a good thing, right? Max Ufberg
Economics Stop Trying to Be the ‘Next Silicon Valley’ American cities often try to mimic their more economically successful counterparts. A new study suggests that it's time to stop. Max Ufberg
Environment Don’t Text and Drive—Especially If You’re Old A new study shows that texting while driving becomes even more dangerous with age. Max Ufberg
Economics Apparently You Can Bring Your Religion to Work New research says offices that encourage talk of religion actually make for happier workplaces. Max Ufberg