On TV shows, guys with guns often solve problems. In real life, not so much.
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Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
In Memory of Mark Kleiman
A brilliant criminal justice scholar and intellectual giant, he changed the way we think about drug policy.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump’s Pervasive Criminal Nature is Being Exposed
The president has to worry about a lot more than Russia as his financial crimes are taking the spotlight.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
This Man’s Quest to Make D.C. More Fully Represented in Film
Hollywood only ever recognizes Washington as a political city. George Pelecanos wants to change that.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Is Rand Paul’s Attacker Charged With a Misdemeanor?
He raced across the senator’s lawn and caved in his rib cage. There must be more to this story.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Further Evidence That Trump Lied about a National Crime Wave
The downward trend in crime that started in the 1990s is continuing today.
Posted inFeatured, June/July/August 2017, Magazine
Code of Silence
How private companies hide flaws in the software that governments use to decide who goes to prison and who gets out.
Posted inBooks, Featured, Magazine, March/April/May 2017
Thinking Again About Crime
When the citizens of Ferguson and other communities pushed back against the criminal justice system, MSNBC host Chris Hayes was on the scene. Now he has some thoughts worth considering.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Dylann Roof Shouldn’t Die
That’s not what most of the survivors and family members want to see. And it’s not what we should want either.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Look What Trump Inspires
Mississippi is burning again. A historic black church in Greenville was set ablaze last night. The arsonist spray-painted “Vote Trump” on an outside wall. Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign has cancelled scheduled events in Iowa after a Trump supporter ambushed and killed two Des Moines police officers. On October 14th, he was asked to leave a […]
