Stabber was a policy fail, whos the extremist party? and other commentary

Crime beat: Stabber Was a Policy FailAfter Monday’s deadly stabbing-spree by a man “with a troubling criminal history,” City Journal’s Rafael A.Mangual asks: Why was this guy “on the street?” The answer: “bad policies.” Bail reform “made it so that nearly all accused criminals in the state would be released pretrial rather than held in detention” and strengthened “the prohibition on judges considering public-safety risk when making release decisions.” It’s one of many “missteps” by New York “leaders seeking to go easier on criminals.” And these “are political problems, which mean they have political solutions.” But, absent “serious policy shifts from progressive politicians,” we’re all “on our own—there’s no Batman coming to save us.

Even if there were, Alvin Bragg would probably put him in prison.”Libertarian: Who’s the Extremist Party?The election results exposed how “it’s Democrats who moved away from the mainstream of American thought, leaving Republicans closer to the center and more relatable to voters,” observes Reason’s J.D.Tuccille.

Experts point “to policing, affirmative action, and immigration as areas where Democrats moved far from the median voter.Americans picked up on the shift.” For all the left’s wailing, “the party that most often throws around words like ‘extremist’ is itself rather removed from the beliefs of the median voter.” And “political movements that sharply veer from most voters without making serious efforts to persuade them — that instead rely on censoring or shaming those who disagree — risk losing badly at the voting booth.”Conservative: Dems’ Deportation Fear-Stoke FailMSNBC and CNN are fearmongering on the potential economic impact of mass deportation, but “even if there is a cost, it’s a price voters are willing to pay” because “Americans simply want mass deportations, no matter what,” argues Derek Hunter at The Hill.

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