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Why to Embrace 'Nanny State' after Oakland Fire

| December 5, 2016

The Ghost Ship was, sadly, appropriately named. The warehouse-turned-art gallery in Oakland, California, was packed with young people out for fun when it became engulfed in flames on Friday night during an electronic dance party. The magnitude of the horror is evidenced by the calendar; even days later, and still officials have not finished scouring the building to recover remains because of the heat and destruction.

In a world of disasters, this one is so tragic because it was so preventable....

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For Academic Citation: Kayyem, Juliette.“Why to Embrace 'Nanny State' after Oakland Fire.” CNN, December 5, 2016.

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Juliette Kayyem

  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Faculty Director, Homeland Security Project
  • Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
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