opinionRETHINK THE FUTUREChildren Need a Lot More Civil RightsWhat groups like Moms for Liberty and their opponents both ignore is the fact that kids are deprived of many basic rights and protections under the law. Lucy Steigerwald
opinionGET A WARRANTStop the Post Office From Spying on UsSnail mail might be fading away, but the government’s ability to read your mail is not.Lucy Steigerwald
opinionREMEMBER THE PATRIOT ACT?Don’t Use Buffalo Shooting to Call for New Terrorism LawsInnocent people from marginalized communities are the most likely targets of massive expansions in law enforcement powers.Lucy Steigerwald
opinion'Deal With It'Republicans: Instead of Whining About Sessions, Legalize PotLawmakers are spitting mad at the attorney general. So maybe that could, y’know, pass a law?Lucy Steigerwald
Reefer SadnessCory Booker’s War on the War on DrugsThe New Jersey Democrat’s bill is flawed—but it’s a helluva lot less flawed than the dumb, mean war on marijuana use that Jeff Sessions wants to make dumber and meaner.Lucy Steigerwald
Losing BadlyNo-Guts Trump Cheers Duterte’s Drug War“Who taught you how to this stuff?” “You, alright! I learned it by watching you!”Lucy Steigerwald
Drop in BucketFor-Profit Prisons: Bad But Not to BlameCritics of for-profit prisons have a point. But they’re just a symptom of the over-criminalization epidemic that started with government.Lucy Steigerwald
