EDITORIAL
A failed policyMore than a quarter-century after its inception, President Ronald Reagan's "get tough on crime" policy has come back to haunt America. From 1987 to 2007, the nation's prison population nearly tripled. As of January 2008, more than 2.3 million adults were incarcerated. Now the U.S. imprisons one in 100 adults, according to a recent report from the Pew Public Safety Performance Project. More » |
OPINION
The broadband milkshakeIn the climactic scene of the Oscar-winning film "There Will Be Blood," Daniel Day-Lewis's ruthless oil tycoon explains that he has drained all of the valuable oil off a neighbor's land. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Shame on those that slam Barack's clothesThe recent media fuss about Barack Obama wearing an African outfit during a 2006 trip to Kenya misses the whole point. The Clinton camp is race baiting. After all, had Obama traveled to the British Isles and put on a kilt while he was there, would there be any uneasiness? It's unlikely, even though there are terrorist groups like the Irish Republican Army there. More » |
