An example of security theater with proven negative social impacts

The Senator from Maine once against demonstrates that she shouldn’t be prognosticating about people’s future actions.

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

And yet the state still extracted their pound of flesh

Anyone familiar with Betteridge’s law of headlines knows where this is going.

An example of when better isn’t better.

An extraordinary example shines light on coercive factors that incentivize plea deals

Some of the other costs that come with exercising a constitutional right

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

They’re not missing and that points to a systemic issue

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

The front-runner was indeed the pick

An example of how lack of regulation leads to practices that damage public faith in policing

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

I’m shocked, shocked, to find that this is happening here.

People, details do in fact matter!

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

Glimmers of hope for those involved in government service delivery

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

While there is an investigation, it doesn’t appear ballots were sold for “$10 a piece”

It’s always a good idea to reread a text before referencing it, especially if you’re a history Ph.D. like Newt Gingrich

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

How the host’s off-camera views contradict what he was telling his audience

David Trott’s victory in Michigan’s District 11 Republican House primary marks the first time this year a Republican Establishment candidate has upset a Tea Party Incumbent.

Kickstarting a dream of potato salad to the tune of $40k+

GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy of California won the vote to replace Eric Cantor as the new GOP House Majority Leader. The question is who replaces McCarthy.

Some thoughts on Amazon’s new smartphone: Fire

Voter ID supporters are pointing to a report from the North Carolina Board of Elections as proof of ongoing Voter Fraud. But, while long on facts, the report has yet to reach any such conclusions.

No previously published works have entered the US Public Domain since 1978. And none are scheduled to enter until 1923. So what are we missing?

For veterans who get in trouble with the law, *when* they commit a crime can have profound implications on their future. Does this make sense?

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech that will most likely be remembered as the start of her 2016 Presidential campaign.

Some thoughts on a decade old video in which Samantha Power speculates on actions to take against an unfolding genocide.