America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary.
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America at 250: An Idealist Without Illusions
For all of our understandable angst, let’s chart the good change since the Bicentennial.
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New York City’s Long Winter of Discontent
New York City’s Long Winter of Discontent. Crime, corruption, and congestion are all part of a city where no one knows if the mayor may go to jail or Andrew Cuomo could return.
Posted inMagazine
Gun Without a Trace
I spent years trying to track the weapon that killed a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl. What I found is a travesty of a law that, if overturned, could put a real dent in urban violence.
Posted inNewsletter
The Truth About the “Horrible” Crime in Milwaukee
A new Washington Monthly investigation shines a light on the Republican policies that make curtailing gun violence so difficult, in the June 18, 2024 newsletter.
Posted inNewsletter
Donald Trump’s 50 Years of Criminal Behavior and Criminal Hypocrisy
Plus, more Trump trial aftermath, Samuel Alito’s downward spiral, and the exaggerated coverage of the campus encampments—all in the June 4, 2024 newsletter.
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree.
Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates’ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.
Posted inLaw and Justice
America Doesn’t Need Public Mugshots of Donald Trump or Joe Blow
Releasing police photos of those who have been arrested does little good and much harm. Here’s why.
Posted inPolitics
Will Paul Vallas Be the Next Mayor of Chicago?
Called a “compassionate mechanic,” the never-elected public servant is an unlikely top contender thanks to a tough-on-crime approach that says much about what voters want in America’s troubled post-pandemic cities.
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Violent Crime and Mass Incarceration Must be Tackled Together
Conservatives and liberals need to hear each other for us to become a low-crime, low-incarceration society. There are policies that can help.
