Research from Temple and Princeton shows that the Covid-19 pandemic may have magnified violent crime, but the ongoing wave of murders in cities like Philadelphia began before the virus came to our shores. Unless policy changes happen, it will continue.
By Ben Mannes
Ben Mannes: The GOP has abandoned cities, Soros has filled the void
Left-wing megadonors are focusing on small, local elections and seizing generational political power doing it. Their success is robbing citizens of the political balance needed to secure their communities.
By Ben Mannes.
A. Benjamin Mannes: The great Covid shakedown
Did the city’s overreaching Covid response kill the Philly restaurant scene?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes: How to get away with murder in Philadelphia
Murders hit their highest number in Philadelphia since 1990 last year. The mayor, police commissioner, district attorney and media establishment seem more concerned with controlling the narrative than addressing the problem.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes: Philly activists infiltrate Harvard to call for abolishing crime reporting
Harvard University’s Nieman Lab has called for journalists to “abolish the crime beat,” claiming that the coverage of crime is racist. Unfortunately, this latest evolution in the politicization of journalism will only serve to increase the public’s distrust in the media, including their local journalists.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes: Inquirer cheerleading for violence and unrest exposes irresponsible media corps
Legacy media outlets are cheering on social unrest and violence, eroding civic society and civic trust to further their preferred narratives.
By Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes: Media silence as murders surge in Philly
As murder rates surge to epidemic proportions in Philadelphia, our media corps seems more motivated by moving statues than reducing deaths.
By Benjamin Mannes
A. Benjamin Mannes: Covid-19 exposes growing left/right divide on Criminal Justice Reform
Many on both sides of the aisle agree that our criminal justice system needs to be reformed, but during Covid-19 the approaches of the left and the right diverge more than ever. By A. Benjamin Mannes.