“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.” LongDoeAmericaFallCrimeAmountFairsPrisonRateSentencesIncarcerationLagCrime Rates Author:Kevin Drum
“In America, the economy is simply nowhere near bad enough to serve as the base of any kind of serious political revolution.” KindEnoughAmericaPoliticalEconomySeriousRevolutionPolitical Revolution Author:Kevin Drum
“Our system is a mess, but 90 percent of America has insurance coverage.” AmericaPercentMessCoverage Author:Kevin Drum
“If you want to make a difference in America, you need to be prepared for a very long, very frustrating slog.” IfsWantNeedsLongAmericaDifferencesPreparedMaking A DifferenceBe PreparedFrustrating Author:Kevin Drum
“In other words, in the same way that mass incarceration surged because of a real thing, it's finally starting to ebb because of a real thing: the actual, concrete decline in violent crime that started in the early 90s and which appears to be permanent. America is simply a safer place than it used to be, and looks set to stay that way.” WayLooksRealAmericaUsedCrimeMassStartingViolentUsed To BePermanentDeclineConcreteReal ThingsIncarcerationMass IncarcerationViolent Crimes Author:Kevin Drum
“The fallout from the Supreme Court halfway killing Obamacare would likely be more serious than conservatives believe...Even their own base, which has been told relentlessly that Obamacare represents the end of the America they love, might start to demand a fix once it becomes clear just what they’re missing - and what all those blue states with their own exchanges are getting.” BelieveHas BeensEndsStatesMightAmericaClearMissingSeriousDemandBlueCourtKillingSupremeSupreme CourtHalfwayObamacareFallouts Author:Kevin Drum
