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Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobOct 18, 20222:08 amOctober 18, 2022
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How state and local Policy can Enable immigrant innovators

Uncapping Progress Increased immigration catalyzes technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Biochemist Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian immigrant to the US, invented the underpinnings of mRNA vaccine technology; studying her work prompted Derrick Rossi, a Canadian-born immigrant, to […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobJun 4, 202212:11 amOctober 2, 2022

Protected: Privacy Safetyism: balancING with innovation and transparency

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Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobJul 6, 20216:21 pmOctober 18, 2022
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Is Massachusetts Really the least Transparent state?

I wrote this in early July 2021 (and sat on it — post became public June 5, 2022) during a debate over changing the rules of the State House pushed by the advocacy group Act […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobMar 12, 202110:21 pmApril 26, 2021

I’m running for town meeting in Precinct 3!

Michael Zoorob for Precinct 3 My name is Michael Zoorob. I’m running to represent Precinct 3 as a Town Meeting Member because I want to be an effective advocate for our Precinct and a progressive […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobFeb 14, 20215:42 pmMarch 17, 2021
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Homeownership and Turnout in State and Local Elections in Brookline

This post compares participation in state and local elections among likely renters and likely homeowners in Brookline, MA, where I live. I will examine voting in three elections: first, the 2019 local election, which included […]

Uncategorized by Michael ZoorobJan 24, 20212:28 am
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Supporting the Gateway East Bus Lane in brookline

Below is a copy of the letter I wrote to the transportation board in support of bus lanes on Washington Street. The featured image for this post comes from this YouTube video. Dear members of […]

Society by Michael ZoorobMay 9, 20204:54 pmMay 12, 2020
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Density, Covid, and the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem

The statistical association (bracketing causal inference at this point) between people living near one another (population density) and the rate of COVID-19 cases seems to vary between different levels of aggregation (e.g. neighborhood versus city […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobJan 19, 202012:59 amMay 12, 2020
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Homeowners of local politics (Brookline edition)

It is well-known that homeowners have an outsized role in local politics. In Brookline, 50% of residents rent and 50% own their homes. We also have a representative Town Meeting form of government, meaning that […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobDec 8, 20195:05 pmDecember 8, 2019
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Keep Brookline Dense

This is a copy of a letter to the editor published in the Brookline Tab print ediiton December 5, 2019 and online on December 7. — I appreciated your recent article “Despite traffic, more Brookline […]

Political Stuff by Michael ZoorobNov 11, 20193:01 pmNovember 11, 2019
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Letter to Harvard Administrators about strike

HGSU-UAW, my campus union, has provided a simple form for emailing administrators about the upcoming strike deadline and urging them to stop a strike. They have even provided templates for different constituencies (undergraduates, family, faculty) […]

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