Let the Data Flow: Testifying at the 4th COGE Public Hearing

Or, evangelizing Claude Fable 5, thinking about law as code, and a provocation articulating the case for AI legal drafting

Jun 11 • David A. Lee

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May 2026

Using the Pension Fund to Close the City’s Budget Gap

Mayor Mamdani’s executive budget proposal to re-amortize the City’s pension system poses a risk for New York City’s future fiscal space.

May 21 • David A. Lee

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March 2026

A Short Missive from Macau

On July 3, 1844, Caleb Cushing, President John Tyler’s representative to China from the United States, and Keying, a mandarin of the Qing Dynasty…

Mar 24 • David A. Lee

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December 2025

Urban Futures: Co-Creating Climate Resilience in NYC Hackathon

Cracked scientists and engineers, policy nerds, frontline community organizers -- this one's for you!

Dec 10, 2025 • David A. Lee

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September 2025

New York City is Too Hot (in a bad way): Thoughts for Mayor Mamdani on a Heat-Resilient City, Part I

The summer that brought us Taylor Swift’s engagement, Zohran Mamdani, and triple-digit temperatures is over. What’s next?

Sep 25, 2025 • David A. Lee

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Twenty-Four Years

September 12th, 2001

Sep 11, 2025 • David A. Lee

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January 2025

Does extreme weather lead to war?

You thought weather was mere fodder for small talk? Enter great power conflict.

Jan 29, 2025 • David A. Lee

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The World of Tomorrow

Why I write; or Understanding our greatest tests to come

Jan 20, 2025 • David A. Lee

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