Free Beacon Charles Fain Lehman

Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. He was previously a staff writer with the Washington Free Beacon.


defund the police

Defunders Call for Alternatives to Cops—But Do They Work?

Analysis: The evidence on 'violence interrupters' and de-escalation is mixed at best

Laurene Powell Jobs and former Washington mayor Adrian Fenty

Why Is Laurene Powell Jobs Funding Fake News?

Liberal billionaire's Emerson Collective claims to fund 'super high-quality journalism,' but backs astroturfed news sites

Fund the Police

Analysis: Spend more, not less, to cut crime and improve cops

Anti-Racism Protests Held In U.S. Cities Nationwide

Democrats' Calls to Defund the Police Are a Losing Bet at the Polls

Overwhelming majority of Americans oppose rising police abolition movement

Amid New Cold War, Congressmen Bet Big on Beating China at Science

Endless Frontiers Act would put $100 billion toward U.S. innovation dominance

Gary Peters

Dem Senator Pushes For Bailout for His Own Pension

Gary Peters, worth millions, collects $50K a year from underfunded Michigan system

J.B. Pritzker

Illinois Dems Bank on a Congressional Bailout

State budget relies on billions in federal assistance