When I was in kindergarten, my class took a field trip to a classmate’s home to watch the inauguration of George H.W. Bush. My classmates and I, all of 5-years-old, could not comprehend why we were being told to focus on the boring proceedings on television, especially when a room filled with toys was a few feet away. Soon, we …
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Trump’s backing of the First Step Act is a win for criminal justice reform
Earlier this month, President Trump announced his support of the First Step Act, a major bipartisan criminal justice reform bill in Congress. The bill, which provides federal judges more discretion by removing the constraints imposed by mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines and has multiple measures designed to reduce the rate of recidivism, overwhelmingly passed the in House in May, but has …
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Twitter’s enforcement failure is fueling conservative distrust of the platform
Yesterday, Twitter permanently banned conservative personality Jesse Kelly from its platform. According to Kelly, no reason for his removal from the social network was given. Many on the right were once again left scratching their heads as to what exactly Kelly tweeted that earned him the ban. Yes, at times his tweets were too snarky and sometimes outright obnoxious, but …