crime
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Being Donald Trump means never having to say you’re sorry.
Ever notice how many of our prisons are called “correctional facilities” or “penitentiaries”? That’s no accident. We want those who break the law to repent; we want them to be “corrected,” not just incarcerated; we…
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Unselfish Public Service?
As we get learn more about the indictment of Senator Robert Menendez, it’s worth remembering that virtue has long been one of the cardinal values of functioning democratic states. Almost three hundred years ago, the…
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What are the police for?
According to the Urban Institute, state and local governments spent $115 billion on police. Broadly speaking, one might say that their purpose is to How good are they at this? The evidence I’ve seen suggests…
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Do you feel lucky today?
A few years ago, some friends and I were celebrating a birthday at a bar down on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, California. As a friend and I left the bar, two men approached us…