SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The law-and-order tilt of Trump 2.0, especially with regard to illegal immigration, has certainly divided the country. But forgotten among the maelstrom: The first Trump term ushered in one of the more significant criminal justice reforms in decades…
A quiet yet seismic shift is occurring in America’s prison cells. Fewer inmates are reading the Bible behind bars, while more are reading the Quran. That’s right. Islam is quickly becoming the dominant faith in America’s prison system. According to…
Daniel Penny, who was charged with criminally negligent homicide for using a chokehold on Jordan Neely, was found not guilty by a Manhattan jury on Monday. In response to the decision, Neely’s supporters are now calling for violence and action. …
Blossom Dearie’s song, I’ll Take Manhattan, (Great rendition here by Ella Fitzgerald, needs to be brought up to date. With apologies to the late, great Blossom, today’s Manhattan is far from “an isle of joy,” especially if one has to ride the…
It’s common, I think, for Americans to imagine Ireland as a quaint holdover from the 20th century — a lush, green island dappled with farms, leprechauns, and friendly pubs. It may, therefore, be a surprise to learn that the Emerald…
The new Netflix film Rebel Ridge combines exciting action and thrill with a severe conversation about a policy that is abused by law enforcement. On this episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay are joined by…
In my novel King of the Jungle, which was serialized here at The American Spectator and is now available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover format at Amazon, I noted a criminal incident with political implications that came out of Chicago….
In editing Dr. John Dunn’s report on the death of George Floyd, I became aware of the 30,000 words journalist Radley Balko has invested in attacking Derek Chauvin’s defenders. Balko spent nine years at the Washington Post. He has some…
On Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a man with a significant criminal record including a five-year sentence for an armed home invasion, entered a convenience store in downtown Minneapolis and made a purchase. The clerk at Cup Foods called…
