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A. Benjamin Mannes

A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP, is a Subject Matter Expert in Security & Criminal Justice Reform based on his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has served as a federal and municipal law enforcement officer and was the former Director, Office of Investigations with the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Politics

Ben Mannes: The GOP has abandoned cities, Soros has filled the void

February 12, 2021February 17, 2021
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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.

Health

A. Benjamin Mannes: The great Covid shakedown

January 26, 2021February 16, 2021
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Did the city’s overreaching Covid response kill the Philly restaurant scene?
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Crime

A. Benjamin Mannes: How to get away with murder in Philadelphia

January 14, 2021February 16, 2021
A. Benjamin Mannes

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

Crime

A. Benjamin Mannes: Philly activists infiltrate Harvard to call for abolishing crime reporting

January 10, 2021February 16, 2021
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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

Media

A. Benjamin Mannes: Inquirer cheerleading for violence and unrest exposes irresponsible media corps

October 27, 2020February 16, 2021
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Legacy media outlets are cheering on social unrest and violence, eroding civic society and civic trust to further their preferred narratives.
By Benjamin Mannes

Media Bias

A. Benjamin Mannes: Media silence as murders surge in Philly

July 9, 2020February 16, 2021
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As murder rates surge to epidemic proportions in Philadelphia, our media corps seems more motivated by moving statues than reducing deaths.
By Benjamin Mannes

Crime

A. Benjamin Mannes: Covid-19 exposes growing left/right divide on Criminal Justice Reform

April 26, 2020February 16, 2021
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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.

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