Policing is one of those public issues that touches ordinary Americans far more directly than abstract debates in Washington. Unlike foreign policy or monetary theory, policing is experienced at street level—when a family calls 911, when a business owner locks up at night, when parents decide whether their children can safely walk home from school.…
Lessons in Progressive Deception: Crime Statistics
Crime, by its very nature, thrives in the shadows. But what happens when those shadows are cast not by criminals alone, but by the very people charged with reporting, prosecuting, and explaining crime to the public? In recent years, a troubling pattern has emerged: crime statistics—long a tool for policymakers, journalists, and citizens to assess…
The Betrayal of Britain’s Daughters: A Tragedy of Grooming Gangs, Institutional Cowardice, and Cultural Delusion
Over more than two decades, a tragic pattern of exploitation unfolded across the United Kingdom: vulnerable girls and, sometimes, boys —many of them white, working-class, and underage—were systematically targeted and sexually trafficked in cities large and small. This was not a hidden crisis. These crimes were committed in plain view, in towns where local officials,…
The AR-15, the Second Amendment, and the Real Purpose Behind Civilian Firearms
Gun control advocates often vilify the AR-15 rifle as a “military-grade weapon” that has no place in the hands of ordinary citizens. President Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed that no one needs an AR-15 unless they’re “planning to kill someone.” Others argue that these weapons are intended for war zones, not living rooms or rural…