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.


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After Education

Review: ‘The Case Against Education’ by Bryan Caplan

Violent Crime Drops, But Murder Still Up, for First Half of 2017

Sessions attributes progress to tough-on-crime Trump admin policies

As America Grows Less Religious, Strong Believers Persist

Study: secularization driven by fewer 'somewhat' religious; 'strong' remain constant

4 in 5 Americans Want Less Immigration

Almost as many back skills-based over family-based immigration system

Anti-abortion activists march past the US Capitol during the annual 'March for Life'

45th Annual March For Life Shows Triumphs, Challenges for Pro-Life Movement

Historic Trump speech raises questions about future of movement

New York City Police Department officers and other first responders work the scene after an attempted terror attack in a passageway linking the Port Authority Bus Terminal with the subway

The Police’s Place in a Lasting Peace

Review: ‘Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence,’ by Patrick Sharkey

A wall is seen along the border between the United States and Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico

SMART Wall Bill Intends to Bring 21st Century Tech to Border Security

Texas Rep's bill would secure border using sensors, computer science

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Freedom of Information Act Suits Increase Sharply Under Trump

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