Charged With v. Convicted Of

With the current news of massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Texas and other states, much talk has been devoted to explaining exactly who is being seized by ICE for deportation. Discussion has largely centered on immigrants who have been...

UPDATE: War on Drugs 2017

UPDATE: On February 3, 2017, during a daily press briefing, Sean Spicer, press secretary, fielded a question from the press regarding “the problem with synthetic fentanyl being cooked up with labs in the Northeast.” Spicer recognized the “major problem” that is the...

The War On Drugs 2017

A “Law and Order” approach is toxic for the War on Drugs. That anyone actually has to say (or write) this is staggering in 2017. Forty-five years into the War on Drugs and more than a trillion dollars spent kicking in doors, talking tough talk, and sentencing those...