NYC Can Still Boast Being Safest Big City
Despite alarming headlines, New York City residents should know the city has some of the lowest crime rates in history, according to a recent Brennan Center report.
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The Age of Contradiction
Can you be tough on terrorism and terrorists here in America if at the same time you support rules that could help terrorists obtain and bear arms? -
Respond to the Real Threats, Not to Fears of One Religion
Mass shootings take more lives than terrorism carried out in the name of Islam, but the focus is often on the latter. -
A History Lesson on Fixing Albany: Tweaking the System Isn't Enough
The former New York State Assembly leader’s conviction demonstrates the needs to mobilize the public around reforms in Albany. -
Trump, the Truth, and the Obligations of Journalism
Journalists have a responsibility, if not a moral obligation, to set the record straight, loudly and quickly, before the myth these politicians seek to perpetuate takes public hold. -
Can Predictive Policing Be Ethical and Effective?
Predictive policing shouldn’t just become racial profiling by another name. -
The Big Money Propping Up Harsh Sentences
Special-interest groups are funneling millions of dollars into state-court elections, taking a toll on justice and public confidence in judges. -
U.S. Would Be Wrong to Ban Muslim Refugees
Discriminating against refugees because of their faith is deeply offensive to our constitutional values. -
Muslims and American Fear
New York City should stop defending the Muslim surveillance program and move expeditiously to settle a case challenging it. -
The Slave-State Origins of Modern Gun Rights
The idea that citizens have an unfettered constitutional right to carry weapons in public originates in the antebellum South, and its culture of violence and honor.
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