by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Other than an occasional column about events in my home county of Fairfax, I’ve never written about public policy in Virginia. This is because the Commonwealth has had a dull profile. It doesn’t have a track record of notably good policies, such as Florida and Texas,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2019 | Blogs
I wrote a three-part series (here, here, and here) about “jury nullification,” which is the notion that jurors can declare defendants not guilty if they think the underlying law is unjust or immoral. We have an example of this happening in New Orleans, though it...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2019 | Blogs, Crime, Society
My collection of liberals who are honest on the issue of gun control is expanding. In 2012, I shared some important observations from Jeffrey Goldberg, a left-leaning writer for The Atlantic. In his column, he basically admitted his side was wrong about gun control....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 14, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m proud to be American in part because of the cantankerous view that my fellow citizens have about government. A good example is the guy who knocked over a D.C. revenue camera. Or the entire state of Arizona for ignoring notices generated by revenue cameras....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2018 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I have a special page to highlight honest left wingers, and I’ve acknowledged several who have confessed that gun control is misguided. Jeffrey Goldberg admits gun ownership reduces crime. Justin Cronin explains how he became a left-wing supporter of gun rights....
