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Jim Jordan predicts crime will hobble Biden in November: ‘Still a big issue’

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) sees urban crime as dangerous to President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects as homicide and theft continue to plague America’s largest cities. House Republicans have spent months highlighting the crisis at the southern border. Stubbornly low approval ratings on the economy have also weighed down the president. But Jordan, the chairman of […]

London Breed battles her own messaging on crime in San Francisco

From supporting the effort to oust former soft-on-crime District Attorney Chesa Boudin to pushing measures that ease restrictions on the police department, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants residents to know that her tough-on-crime efforts have led to a safer city.  Up for reelection in November, Breed is struggling to deal with residents’ perceptions that […]

NY vs. Trump: A trial in search of an imaginary crime

newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Theater of the Absurd enters its third week with still no evidence of crimes committed by defendants. Playwright Samuel Beckett would be proud. Trump’s hush money trial is like “Waiting for Godot,” a chaotic, nonsensical absurdist novel. Of course, the titular Godot […]

How do true crime podcasts impact public interest in criminal cases?

If you are a true crime fan, you will understand this feeling. Whether you’re coming home from work, folding laundry, or getting ready for bed, press play on your favorite podcast and get swept up in a fascinating story of crime investigation and human psychology. Masu. True crime stories depict the incredible resilience of survivors […]