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Untraceable Guns From Kits Are Proliferating, but GOP Still Balks at Reforms Feb. 15, 2022
President Joe Biden's call to crack down on "ghost guns" — weapons with no serial numbers that... Read More
Who Murdered All the Asian Women -- and Who's Covering It Up? Feb. 15, 2022
I'm a 5-foot-1, 105-pound, 51-year-old woman of Pacific Islander/Asian descent. That's much more per... Read More
The Government Can Take Your Cash for No Reason Feb. 12, 2022
If you carry too much cash, the federal government can take it away from you. Yep, you read that rig... Read More
Getting Away With Murder Feb. 05, 2022
It has never been easier to be an undetected serial killer in the United States. That's the opinion... Read More
Badge of Honor: Police Killings Remind Us What We Owe the Blue Feb. 01, 2022
Last week two New York police officers, Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, responded to a 911 call from ... Read More
Chaos and Crime Are Not Homeless Jan. 30, 2022
New Yorker Michelle Go was pushed in front of a moving subway train, Sandra Shells was waiting for a... Read More
Our Justice System Isn't Fair Jan. 29, 2022
We in America have lost faith. Not only is there a decline of religious faith in the United States; ... Read More
Crimes Are Crimes, No Matter How Petty Jan. 26, 2022
There's nothing petty about petty crime. Tolerate it, and society descends into disorder. You're sta... Read More
Shaken Faith: Failed by the System, Baby Rehma's Parents Try to Change It Jan. 11, 2022
Nada Siddiqui and Sameer Sabir would have celebrated their daughter Rehma's 10th birthday this week.... Read More
Too Many Police Departments Aren't Providing Needed Data; Congress Should Require It Jan. 05, 2022
An FBI project designed to finally quantify use-of-force trends by police around the country is in d... Read More
When Prosecutors Become Politicians Dec. 30, 2021
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recently criticized Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby for her egreg... Read More
Holiday Best Wishes and Goodbye, For Now Dec. 25, 2021
First, holiday greetings to all. Here's hoping the joy of the season follows you into 2022! For near... Read More
Executions Dwindle as Public Support Falls -- End This Barbarism, Already Dec. 24, 2021
The federal and state governments carried out just 11 executions this year, the lowest annual total ... Read More
Should Judges Act as 'Potted Plants' or Active Reformers? Dec. 18, 2021
There is so much said these days about the need to reform our justice system. But where does that st... Read More
Biden Holds a Losing Hand Dec. 17, 2021
As President Joe Biden's poll numbers sank this fall, and the presidentially ambitious in his party ... Read More
The Death of 'Criminal Justice Reform' Dec. 17, 2021
Are there are any other issues confronting our fractious republic that matter if Americans themselve... Read More
The Death of California Dec. 15, 2021
In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Victor Hugo told the tale of Esmerelda, a gypsy dancer falsely acc... Read More
School Shootings: Time To Hold the Grown-ups Accountable, Too Dec. 11, 2021
Children cannot legally buy guns. It's adults who introduce guns into a home, where curious or distu... Read More
Crime Is Back Dec. 09, 2021
On Thanksgiving weekend, a rash of smash-and-grab robberies at some of the most expensive malls (Cen... Read More
Kamala Harris Fails To Impress Dec. 08, 2021
During the last presidential election, I wrote a column warning voters that Kamala Harris isn't read... Read More
