Outside the Beltway

You get what you vote for

Gaetz’s own party hates him almost as much as the Democrats hate him

Trump’s Deputy AG nominee is an promising choice

Definitely not advice from the pope

Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination

I suspect it isn’t going to work

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

A deep dive into why imperfect Criminal Legal System data is still reliable

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

The former president shopped for the right judge.

Are 20 arrests worth a $1.2 million dollar investment?

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants

When belief is more important than facts

An example of security theater with proven negative social impacts

An example of when better isn’t better.

An extraordinary example shines light on coercive factors that incentivize plea deals

Some of the other costs that come with exercising a constitutional right

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

The front-runner was indeed the pick

An example of how lack of regulation leads to practices that damage public faith in policing

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

How the host’s off-camera views contradict what he was telling his audience