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In This Season of Compassion, Spare a Thought for Prisoners Dec. 04, 2021
During the weeks between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas I always recall warm childhood memorie... Read More
Society Pays a High Price When Prosecutors Fail to Punish Crime Apr. 01, 2021
Imagine a society where prostitutes could solicit johns for sex just yards from police officers who ... Read More
It's Not That Biden Is Too Slow. It's That He's Going Too Small Feb. 12, 2021
In the intraparty Democratic war between progressive leftists and corporate centrists, each side spe... Read More
How Police and Prisons Blocked Black Progress Jul. 09, 2020
Thirty years ago, African Americans were on a trajectory toward equality with whites. Civil rights l... Read More
Abolish the Cops. Abolish the Prisons. What Next? Jun. 26, 2020
Radicalism in America's largest cities seems impervious to reason. Consider this headline in the Min... Read More
Stepping Around Human Misery Jan. 31, 2020
Attending a meeting near Union Station in Washington, D.C., requires me to park a few blocks away an... Read More
Bill Designed to Solve Crime Problem Is Really No Solution at All Dec. 18, 2018
Legislation nearing passage in the Senate will reverse decades of progress in reducing crime. Origin... Read More
Seriously Mentally Ill Oct. 03, 2018
They live on the street, often foraging through dumpsters. Some threaten us. Occasionally, they assa... Read More
The Innocence Project May. 23, 2018
On TV crime shows like "CSI," "NCIS" and "Law & Order," science gets the bad guys. In real life, "s... Read More
Purification of America Jun. 22, 2016
In 2008, Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation of America. Where that promise has gone ... Read More
Hillary Clinton's Overdue Shift on Crime Apr. 14, 2016
Looking back on the 1994 crime bill that he signed, Bill Clinton is probably wishing it had included... Read More
In the Wake of Proposition 47, California Sees a Crime Wave Aug. 16, 2015
"The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" isn't living up to its promise. Also known as Proposition 4... Read More
Sex and Race Equality Apr. 02, 2014
There are several race and sex issues that need addressing. Let's look at a few of them with an ear ... Read More
Do Prisoners Deserve Free Medical Treatment? Sep. 01, 2011
They are charged with breaking laws or victimizing fellow citizens. We respond by making sure they g... Read More
Brown Wants To Cut Prison Population by a Fifth May. 07, 2011
How small is the California prison population likely to become if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way? In t... Read More
Leadership from Gov. Kasich Mar. 17, 2011
Leadership from Gov. Kasich Once in a blue moon, you find a politician willing to do the right thin... Read More
