FIRST STEP Act Heading To Trump’s Desk Would Reduce Federal Prison Population
The bill, which has passed House and Senate and is headed to President Trump’s desk, would be an obvious step in the right direction.
Here’s What The Media’s Not Telling You About That Lame-Duck Criminal Justice Bill
A piece of criminal justice reform legislation is percolating in Congress. Here’s a deeper dive into what might change (and what the media isn’t accurately reporting).
‘White Boy Rick’ Shines A Needed Spotlight On Problems With Mandatory Minimums
Rick is dealing drugs, sure, but he’s a goofy kid in a bad neighborhood who likes girls and oversized gold jewelry. He’s hardly painted as a bad guy.
The Celebrity Presidency Turns Out Some Good In Alice Johnson’s Commutation
Kim Kardashian deserves our respect for caring, and for levying her enormous power for something good from the president.
Sorry, Jeff Sessions, But We’re Just Not Experiencing A Violent Crime Wave
Contrary to the attorney general’s imagination, hordes of bloodthirsty gang members are not suddenly plaguing American neighborhoods. Crime is still at its lowest level in decades.
Sessions Has Neither The Authority Nor The Evidence To Pursue A New Drug War
In seeking to regulate human behavior at such a personal level as dictating what we may ingest, there is almost no alternative to Big Government.
Why Safe Injection Sites For Drug Addicts Should Be Legal
Local governments and enterprises should be free to try new methods of overcoming the opiate crisis, even if it means aiding drug abusers by monitoring vitals and providing clean equipment.
Why The 9 States With Pot On The Ballot Shouldn’t Legalize It
As a citizen of 20 years here, seeing the effects on my community and neighbors, I see a great deal of serious harm from legalizing marijuana in Colorado.
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.
We Need Sentencing Reform And This Bill Is A Good Start
The past two decades have seen ramped-up sentences for drug criminals, which have cost us billions in taxpayer money, while yielding few benefits. Let’s take this opportunity to do better.
Legalizing Weed Will Be Like Ending Prohibition
We don’t fully know whether smoking weed in moderation will hurt anyone. But prohibiting it has done more harm than good.
Changing These Two Laws Would Appropriately Commemorate MLK Day
A day spent not working is a bad tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. We should instead provide more opportunities for African-Americans, and all Americans, to lead productive lives.
The Ferguson-9/11 Nexus
Never before have so many cops had so much military hardware as they do now, most of it supplied by the federal government.
Liberals Will Never Fulfill Dr. King’s Dream Of A Race-Blind Society
History shows leftist policies, not racism, have decimated the African-American community. Here’s how to reverse that and end race disparities.
Legalization Is No Love-In
Colorado is the beginning of a great experiment in drug legalization, and it turns out that legalization is no love-in.
‘Dangerous’ Or Not, Alcohol Benefits Society In Ways Pot Never Will
The social value of alcohol is immeasurable, whereas the social value of pot is negligible.
In Praise Of Libertarian Judgmentalism
Hey, libertarians. You can celebrate the fact that people are free without celebrating all the dumb things people do with their freedoms.
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