Because prison sentences in America tend to be long, de-incarceration lags falling crime rates by a fair amount, but eventually it does catch up.
Kevin DrumThe folks who want to be left alone are the ones who actually get most of the work done, but theyโre still mocked as drones or beavers or trolls. Thatโs bad enough, but now technology is helping the extroverts in their long twilight campaign against actually concentrating on anything.
Kevin DrumYou're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.
Kevin DrumThey [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.
Kevin Drum