Offering Hope in Reentry

The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,833state prisons, 110federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,134 local jails, 218immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories. But people go to jail 10.6 million times each … More Offering Hope in Reentry

FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack

About 25,000 members of the National Guard are streaming into Washington from across the country — at least two and a half times the number for previous inaugurals. And while the military routinely reviews service members for extremist connections, the FBI screening is in addition to any previous monitoring. FBI vetting Guard troops in DC … More FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack

‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’

‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’ He only flew to Seattle once. It was early November of 1961 — two years before the young civil rights leader would give one of the most famous speeches in history. At just 32, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hadn’t won his Nobel prize or written … More ‘Live Together as Brothers — or Perish as Fools’

There Is No Apolitical Classroom

There Is No Apolitical Classroom Presented by Max Eden Do you know what’s going on in your kid’s school? The three R’s—reading, writing, and arithmetic—have taken a back seat to a fourth R. Max Eden, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute explains what that fourth R is, and why it’s so destructive. Watch now.

America’s Double Standard

CNN’s Jake Tapper questioned my commitment to Democracy. I lost two legs for Jake’s right to say whatever the hell he wants, but let’s be clear: that free speech also protects the Republicans he is so eager to condemn for asking Constitutional questions about the election. Watch it here: