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Unappreciated Tax on the Poor Jan. 06, 2016
A few years ago, BET had a commentary titled "Where Are the Grocery Stores in Black Neighborhoods?" ... Read More
Prosecution of White Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low Sep. 11, 2015
Just a few years after the financial crisis, a new report tells an important story: Federal prosecut... Read More
Some People Choose to Be Homeless Aug. 18, 2015
The Obama Department of Justice argued last week that a Boise, Idaho, law against "public sleeping i... Read More
Why Poor People Stay Poor Jun. 11, 2015
In the 1970s, crime was soaring, and American policymakers had all sorts of ideas for how to reduce ... Read More
Paying the Price Jun. 02, 2015
Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in th... Read More
Liberals Respect Me May. 27, 2015
During the early years of the Reagan administration, a Washington news conference was held for me fo... Read More
The Clinton Crime Family May. 13, 2015
When we think of crime families, Vito and Michael Corleone come to mind. Yes, they killed people ... Read More
Clinton Changes on Crime May. 03, 2015
"It's time to end the era of mass incarceration," Hillary Clinton proclaimed in a scheduled criminal... Read More
Who Had the Worst Year? Jonathan Gruber Jan. 02, 2015
Jonathan Gruber, sage of MIT and proud champion of the Affordable Care Act, may well have had the wo... Read More
Crimes Without Punishment Dec. 11, 2014
With the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the use of torture by the ... Read More
What About 'Black-on-Black Crime'? Aug. 21, 2014
The shooting of Michael Brown and its turbulent aftermath have renewed an old question: Why does the... Read More
FBI: Gone Fishin' -- for Shrimp Boy and Whatever Jul. 27, 2014
The FBI's motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity." But given the FBI sting against Raymond "Shrimp B... Read More
Surge to the Border -- Crisis or Reunion? Jul. 24, 2014
Why isn't Mexico doing more to deter unaccompanied minors from Central America from traversing Mexic... Read More
Deporting Oneself Well Jul. 06, 2014
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry faced off Thursday at a House Hom... Read More
Violence and Illness Because of Alcohol Account for 1 in 10 Deaths Jul. 03, 2014
As a young adult I lived with someone who drank to excess. Worst of all, she was an angry drunk and ... Read More
Horses, Crime and the DMV May. 15, 2014
Bizarrely enough, I am back at my desk while it is still daylight outside and my blood pressure regi... Read More
The New Politics of Crime Apr. 25, 2014
This week's announcement that the Justice Department will expand the criteria for offering clemency ... Read More
Homegrown PTSD -- Blame America's Dangerous Neighborhoods Feb. 22, 2014
Think about the least desirable neighborhoods around you. You know the places I'm talking about R... Read More
Venezuela Soul-Searching After Beauty Queen Murder Jan. 16, 2014
The brutal murder of a former Miss Valenzuela has plunged her country and its leaders into a period ... Read More
Why the Erosion of Public Trust? Here's Why Jan. 11, 2014
Why the Erosion of Public Trust? Here's Why If you robbed a bank and got caught, you would go to jai... Read More
