University of Chicago economist Jens Ludwig challenges everything we think we know about gun violence.

His groundbreaking research reveals that most shootings aren't about bad people or poverty—they're "garden variety arguments" that escalate tragically within fleeting 10-minute windows. Drawing from rigorous street-level evidence, Ludwig's new book "Unforgiving Places" offers a revolutionary behavioral economics approach that reframes gun violence as solvable through targeted interventions, not endless political battles over gun control.

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