Booker Critiques Biden’s New Criminal Justice Plan

'You created this system' Booker tweeted Tuesday morning

Charlie Hoffmann
July 23, 2019 11:20 AM

Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) offered a not so subtle dig at leading presidential candidate Joe Biden's newly released criminal justice reform plan Tuesday morning, suggesting Biden's four-decade career in the Senate does not match the candidate's progressive policy proposal.

House Moves to ‘Ban the Box’ for Federal Jobs

Expert says policy is 'ineffective,' can 'actively backfire'

Charles Fain Lehman
July 11, 2019 1:35 PM

The House of Representatives assented Wednesday evening to legislation that would ban asking applicants for federal employment to disclose their criminal history.

Study Links School Choice to Crime Reduction

Students who participated in voucher program less likely than peers to be arrested

Patrick Hauf
July 11, 2019 5:00 AM

The study, authored by Prof. Patrick J. Wolf of the University of Arkansas and Corey A. DeAngelis, Director of School Choice for the Reason Foundation, found that participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) lowered the chances of a student being convicted of a crime in adulthood.

South Bend’s Violent Crime Continues to Skyrocket Under Buttigieg

Violent crime has risen year-on-year since Buttigieg took office

Charles Fain Lehman and Nic Rowan
July 9, 2019 5:00 AM

South Bend, Indiana, has seen a dramatic increase in violent crime since Mayor Pete Buttigieg took office 2012, raising doubts about his ability to govern the city of 100,000.

Ilhan Omar Admits Lying to High School Students

Omar told a fake story to illustrate 'American racism, cruelty and injustice'

Brent Scher
July 8, 2019 3:50 PM

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) admitted to flubbing the facts of an anecdote she told a large group of students to illustrate the "racism, cruelty, and injustice" she's seen in America since being accepted as a refugee more than two decades ago.

Abortion Might Not Cut Crime Rates After All

Paper challenges controversial ‘Freakanomics’ thesis

Charles Fain Lehman
July 5, 2019 5:00 AM

While overall numbers of crimes rose and fell in line with abortion, this effect vanishes when adjusting for the size of the population. This conclusion challenges prevailing explanations, including the idea that abortion reduces the number of "unwanted" children who might otherwise commit crimes.

Smollett Asked Police To Stop Filming After Alleged Hate Crime

Manager asked police officers to turn off body cameras

Graham Piro
June 25, 2019 11:10 AM

In the video from ABC 7 Chicago, Smollett, whose face is blurred, is seen still wearing the rope he claimed his assailants put around his neck. He is heard telling the officers that there is bleach on him.

Biden Softens Death Penalty Stance in New Hampshire

Biden congratulated the state for eliminating the death penalty despite having supported it for over 30 years in the Senate

Cameron Cawthorne
June 20, 2019 11:00 AM

Mayor Pete’s Anti-Violence Commission Fails To Reduce Shootings

Gun violence in South Bend remains a constant under Buttigieg

Nic Rowan
June 19, 2019 10:00 AM

After 18 people were killed in South Bend during the summer of 2012, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D.) declared the city “unacceptably violent” and announced a data-driven anti-violence commission to combat the problem.

The Myth of Bipartisan Death Penalty Abolitionism

Charles Fain Lehman
June 10, 2019 1:50 PM

Did you know that Republicans are "quietly turning against the death penalty"? So sayeth the Atlantic, in a lengthy story published Sunday in the wake of New Hampshire's abolition of the death penalty.