As the Southwest Public Policy Institute grows — thanks, of course, to contributions from our supporters — we’re adding more types of content. Our latest project is regular, live broadcasts of conversations with experts on important issues facing our region and our nation.
Last month, we interviewed historians Jim Flook and Raffi Andonian. On Friday, we’ll speak to Tryna Verbeck and Brian McCutcheon about the challenges facing law-enforcement officers and how both citizens and elected officials can promote public safety at a time when crime is, unfortunately, far too common in many of our communities.
Whether you watch our discussions live or catch them on YouTube as “reruns,” thanks for your interest in our work. SPPI-TV is made possible by the generous support of viewers like you. Thank you.
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By D. Dowd Muska
Dowd brings nearly 30 years of research and writing experience to the Institute. A veteran of several think tanks, he is an expert on government at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels.
Raised on an apple orchard in the Connecticut River Valley, D. Dowd Muska is a researcher, writer, editor, and commentator. His focus is the nexus of fiscal policy, economic development, and technology.
Mr. Muska is the author of numerous policy studies, and his writing has appeared in newspapers throughout the nation, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Detroit News, the Orlando Sentinel, the Cape Cod Times, the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Hartford Courant, the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Albuquerque Journal, the New Haven Register, and The Oklahoman. A graduate of The George Washington University, he lives in the Albuquerque metro area, but has started (very) early planning for a relocation to the Sierra Blanca in Lincoln County, New Mexico. He recently launched the Substack platform No Dowd About It.
