It’s an old joke: A conservative is a liberal who got mugged. Turns out it works the other...
Prison Policy
Gangs, Arnold and Playing Politics
On Friday, Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a “sweeping new” $48 million dollar gang...
Golden State Guantanamo?
Imporant newly proposed immigration legislation….another MacArthur Park march and...
Rebooting California’s Death Penalty
The state of California wants to start putting people to death again. With this in mind...
You, Me and the Making of Evil
Tuesday’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross featured Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist who was...
Life, Courts, and Blogging..
I’ve just spent the last two days reporting on a story that took me to two different Los...