Reading archive 2024-03-10

Opinion  The ‘Barbie’ speech wasn’t made for the real world. This one is.

Killings by police brought reforms. Fear of crime is unraveling them.: Some changes were rolled back after complaints that police are too restricted. Officials say other changes amount to fine-tuning.

Less money, less house: How market forces are reshaping the American home: Major homebuilders are prioritizing narrower houses with fewer doors, windows and cabinets. Median homes sizes are at a 13-year low.

DC auditor points to lagging performance by some crime-fighting agencies - "'The Pathways Program works with mostly young men who have committed crimes, to work with them to try to steer them in the right direction. So that program is touching people’s lives. But we don’t know if it’s successful. The District is not collecting data on recidivism. It’s not collecting data on employment. So folks are being given services, but we don’t know the impact,' Patterson said."