Thanks to demagogic pols and craven media, the public believes crime is far more pervasive than it actually is.
Law & Justice
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Restorative Justice Requires an ‘All-of-the-Above Approach’
A conversation with Alvin Bragg, New York City’s next top prosecutor
Posted inAmerica and the World
How a Secretive Cyber Unit Censors Palestinians
The Israeli government’s ‘invisible handshake’ with Facebook silences speech—without recourse or accountability.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Washington State to Shutter Private Detention Center
Years of unrest at a Tacoma detention facility finally forced state and local officials to take action.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Inadequate Recusal Policy
Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse herself in a case involving a nonprofit that spent over $1 million getting her confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Smallest Regulations Can Make a Big Difference
An obscure Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance will protect people from financial scams. It shows how much executive branch action matters.
Posted inTAP
The Constitution, Says the Court, Favors Republicans
Today on TAP: Arizona’s restrictive voting law will stand
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can Our Legal System Bring Donald Trump to Justice?
His life has been a study in impunity. The criminal justice system may add another chapter.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Biden’s War Powers Without Limits
Airstrikes blur the distinction between war and hostilities.
