Law & Public Safety
More Cops, Less Crime
Crime continues to be a problem in North Carolina, and the burden of crime isn’t evenly distributed. Instead, it falls most heavily on poor and black communities. The best way…
Federal law enforcement in the United States
Liberty
Vance says Dems, media encourage ‘crazy people’ to commit violence
Catherine Gripp writes for the Federalist about strong accusations from the vice president. Vice President JD Vance called out “left-wing media” and Democrats, specifically naming Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-CA, for…
Liberty
Most Americans favor locals over feds for crime control
Terry Jones writes for Issues and Insights about an interesting new poll involving law enforcement. With violent crime unchecked in major American cities, President Donald Trump has moved to lower…
Liberty
Patel highlights Biden-era FBI failures
Katie Jerkovich writes for RedState.com about the FBI director’s latest work. FBI Director Kash Patel recounted the numerous accomplishments the agency has had in the last seven months as he…
Liberty
DC problems need ‘long-term fix’
Editors at National Review Online ponder problems plaguing the nation’s capital. For the second time this summer, President Trump is ordering the National Guard to a major American city, this…
Law & Public Safety
Bad News: Violent Crime Is Up in North Carolina’s Largest Cities
The Major Cities Chiefs Association has just released a Violent Crime Survey comparing the first half of 2024 to the same period last year. The good news is that for…
Liberty
Anti-Cop Democrats Turn to National Guard for Help
Thaleigha Rampersad and Andrew Stiles write for the Washington Free Beacon about an interesting turn of events. What happened: In 2020, amid a wave of racially charged protests and riots,…
Liberty
Negative Impact of Anti-Police Sentiment
Charles Murray examines the decline of “broken-windows” policing. Since the 1960s, the police have been seen as the bad guys by the most vocal elements of the left and to…
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Law & Public Safety
Protecting North Carolinians from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Compared with most states’ laws, North Carolina’s asset forfeiture laws do an excellent job of protecting innocent property owners and discouraging abuse. Unfortunately, the federal government’s equitable sharing program makes…
Liberty
Biden Spews Nonsense About Cops
Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online takes aim at President Biden’s latest clueless pronouncement related to public policy. Joe Biden has spent decades saying things about topics he doesn’t understand.…
Law & Public Safety
Biden Rejects “Defund the Police”
More cops means less crime.
Liberty
No Georgia Cop Will Appear With Abrams
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon reports an inconvenient facts for Georgia politico Stacey Abrams. Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is out with a new ad that uses…