Any Enemy Could Do To You What They’ve Done To Trump
Trump has a fleet of attorneys to help him obey the laws and regulations. But just as for each of us, if a competitor looks hard enough, they will find something.
Podcast: Rethinking Prisons, Police, And Overcriminalization
Criminal Justice Reform expert Vikrant Reddy joins Federalist Radio Hour to discuss how to improve our justice system and cops in our communities.
Why Are NCAA Recruiting Violations A Crime—Let Alone A Federal One?
Even if a savvy prosecutor can fit this reign of terror into a proper criminal indictment, why would he? Besides, doesn’t the FBI have better things to do with its time?
How Judging Other Parents Can Equal Class Warfare
Moral outrage over many basic parenting choices is not only illogical and statistically unfounded but a hallmark of the new class war.
Sharing Passwords Could Make Millions Of Citizens Criminals
U.S. laws and regulations now classify thousands of harmless activities as crimes, and this case may set the precedent for another widespread activity to become a criminal offense.
What We Can Learn From Tocqueville’s Insights Into Crime
Alexis de Tocqueville originally visited America to study its prison system. Certain patterns he observed influence the current, critical state of our criminal justice system.
Republicans Chew On Criminal Justice Reform
Amid national political and cultural divides, on at least criminal justice reform the Left and Right often eschews partisanship.
We Can Reduce Police Violence By Asking Police To Do Less
Amid calls to reduce police violence, we need to consider whether we really want police to enforce the regulations of an overweening administrative state.
Conservatives Shouldn’t Blink On Criminal Justice Reform
The real myth about criminal justice reform is that we somehow have a choice in whether it happens.
How About Some Wine With That Nanny State?
If your wine-flavored sherbet fails a federal taste test (or a federal taste-tester fails a sobriety test), that could be a federal crime.
Best Gaffe Ever: Hillary Clinton Says Former Presidents Shouldn’t Have To Disclose Criminal History
During a speech to the NAACP, Hillary Clinton said “former presidents [shouldn’t] have to declare their criminal history at the very start of the hiring process.”
Go Directly To Jail, We’ll Collect $2,000
Capsizing people’s lives before they are proven guilty is unfair. But our bail system often makes it happen.
America Needs To Stop Jailing So Many Non-Violent Offenders
Texas’ experience with criminal-justice reform offers hope for the many Americans in jail who shouldn’t be and the neighbors who pay their bills.
Ignore Rolling Stone’s Dangerously Naive Ideas About ‘A Cop-Free World’
When you refuse to hold individuals to account for their actions and assume we’re all victims of the system, going cop-free makes sense.
Meet The Fisherman Who Faced 20 Years In Prison For Losing Three Fish
There are now so many federal criminal statutes that anybody can be accused of anything at any time. Like losing fish.