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Neal Milner

Neal Milner: Sometimes, Preserving A Neighborhood Is Exactly The Wrong Call
There are good reasons to oppose a North Shore tramway, but not all projects deserve automatic rejection.

Neal Milner: Modern Technology Can Suck The Life Out Of You
Slip-on shoes that don’t require you to bend over are one more product designed to enfeeble you.

Neal Milner: How To Interrupt Violence — And Avoid Building More Prisons
There are two traditional philosophies for reducing violent crime, and they’re both wrong.

Neal Milner: Capitol, Convention Center, Stadium Are All Great Landfill Sites
Why develop a brand new venue for Oʻahu’s garbage when it would fit right in at these places?

Neal Milner: In Its Battles With Trump, The Legal System Is The Underdog
By the time he loses in court, the president has often already won.

Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi’s Uncounted Homeless Are The People Sleeping On Your Couch
The uncomfortable truth is that Hawaiʻi likely has thousands more homeless people than the narrow definition used in the official count accounts for.

Neal Milner: Peeling Back The Tapestry That Explains The Legislature
What just happened at the Capitol is one more chapter in the story of how our lawmakers roll.

Neal Milner: Use Civics Classes To Fight Back Against Authoritarianism
Teachers will have to walk a fine line, but itʻs not OK to pretend our democracy is functioning properly.

Neal Milner: Mass Layoffs Are Easy If We Dehumanize Government Workers
Supporting whatʻs happening to federal employees requires buying into the stereotype of lazy bureaucrats.