We have had so many killings that our own values have been blasted askew. The prospect that innocent people will be executed in America is horrifyingly likely, the author argues in this unsparing report on the criminal-justice system. Soon we will be releasing more of them than ever.
Correctional officials see the danger in prison overcrowding.
Others see opportunity. America's harsh marijuana laws harm citizen and society alike, the author contends. Meanwhile, politicians compete to make failed policies more harmful yet. At the heart of the gun-control debate is a fundamental tension between republicanism and individualism. We have fled our cities.