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Justice Has Failed the Victims of Michigan State – And It Cannot Fail Again (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Sometimes things within the criminal justice system just don’t make sense. The way that the Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to go after the wrong people instead of focusing on the real criminals is ridiculous. Some people seem to get off with a petty warning instead of serving the time they deserve. And then there’s Anthony Dwayne McRae. This 43-year old strolled onto the campus of Michigan State University Monday … Read more

Pennsylvania’s new governor blows it on the death penalty (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) Democrat Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has said he will not sign any execution warrants while he is governor.  He even called for the Pennsylvania Legislature to abolish the death penalty. Never say never, governor.  There are exceptions to every rule.  In this case, some people deserve the death penalty. The responsibility of the government to determine who lives and who dies in capital crimes should never be taken lightly.  Innocent people have been imprisoned … Read more

Lightfoot Out: When Even Leftists Have Had Enough (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Front Page Mag.) Even liberal Democrats can reach a breaking point. That’s what Chicago’s soon-to-be ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot discovered when she lost her Democratic mayoral primary to Paul Vallas. Not only did she lose the primary, she came in third in field of nine candidates. Lightfoot, who touted being the first black woman and openly gay mayor of Chicago, can now add another first to her resume. She is the first Chicago mayor in … Read more

Oregon’s Strict Gun Control Law Remains in Limbo (By Michael Letts)

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Although Oregon is solidly in Democrat control and its citizens passed one of the most restrictive gun-control laws in the country last year, citizen rights and the Constitution are keeping that law from being enforced. Ballot Measure 114, which is misleadingly called the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, would not reduce gun violence. But it will infringe on rights and turn law-abiding citizens into criminals.  Not to mention, it would violate the Second Amendment. The legislation will … Read more

A justified police shooting in Memphis (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) The Memphis Police can’t catch a break. It’s been about six weeks since five former Memphis Police officers killed Tyre Nichols and about three weeks since riots broke out when video footage of Nichols being killed was released. Now another Black Memphis Police officer has killed another Black man. Residents must be holding their collective breath, waiting to see if activists will try to use it as a reason to … Read more

‘Defund the Police’ has had Devastating Consequences for Both Officers and the Public (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Another day, another situation that puts our police officers in peril. This week it was in Maryland, where a 24-year old man named David Linthicum allegedly shot two police officers, leaving one on life support as a result. A manhunt soon followed, with the suspect recently being taken into custody. The officers were just doing their job when they were shot. Someone had called them to report a potential suspect, … Read more

Biden’s Absence From Officer’s Memorial Service Says Much — All of It Bad (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Hundreds of grateful citizens gathered for candlelight vigil for murdered police officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr. recently. They didn’t riot. They didn’t shout angrily. They remembered and honored the sacrifice of a young man who had tried to help them. Dozens of police cars formed a line with the emergency lights flashing to remember their fallen comrade. Absent were the civil rights leader decrying the violence perpetrated against a person of color. Missing were … Read more

How Much More Hatred Must Our Officers Endure? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Front Page Magazine.) Another day, another situation that once again puts our police officers in peril. This week it was in Maryland, where a 24-year old man named David Linthicum allegedly shot two police officers, leaving one on life support as a result. A manhunt soon followed, with the suspect recently being taken into custody. And the thing is, the officers were just doing their job when they were shot. Someone had … Read more

Democrat Policies Promise One Thing But Deliver Another (By Michael Letts)

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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned New York’s restrictive gun laws in the New York State Rifle And Pistol Association v. Bruen case. The decision overturned the state’s “proper cause” requirement for issuing a gun license. The ripple effect of this decision led to Maryland’s “good and substantial” requirement for a concealed carry permit to be struck down. “Maryland law currently provides that a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun shall be issued only to a … Read more

Inflation and Democrat Policies are Turning Everyday Americans Into Criminals (By Michael Letts)

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(Initially published in CNSNews.)  It should come as no surprise to anyone who has gone grocery shopping that inflation has been drivingprices of everything higher. In particular, egg prices have increased a whopping 60 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. Inflation is certainly contributing to this, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that a large part of the increase is the impact of avian flu on chickens. However, south of the U.S. border, in Mexico, … Read more

Crime and Black and Hispanic Democrats (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) Despite police defunders and BLM who would have you believe that police officers hate Black people, crime is still a major concern among minorities, apparently much more so than their White counterparts who are quick to cry out to defund the police. A Pew Research poll released this month showed that Black and Hispanic Democrats are twice as likely as White Democrats to view crime reduction as a top policy priority. Reducing crime is … Read more

Let’s See Negotiation, Not Capitulation, On Police Reform (By Michael Letts)

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 (Originally appeared in CNS News.) It doesn’t come as any surprise that the Democrats have started pushing police reform again (if they ever stopped) following the death of Tyre Nichols. They have never been people who don’t take advantage of heightened emotions following a tragedy. Allowing  people to process events and make an informed decision does not seem to be an option. What is nice to see is that some members of Congress seem to … Read more

Do Liberals Secretly Support the Second Amendment? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on CNS News.) Do liberals actually support the Second Amendment? While they should, they are quick to show through their actions that they don’t. After every shooting, Democrat politicians put forth legislation meant to restrict the access of law-abiding Americans to firearms of any kind. However, what generally happens is that their actions only spur the sales of firearms as people rush to stock up on something that may disappear. Liberals are their … Read more

Why Don’t We Hear Stories About Guns Protecting People? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on CNSNews If you simply listen to the evening news lately, it may sound like the country has gone crazy with everyone shooting one another. Every time an innocent person is killed and especially when groups of innocent people are shot or killed, the media is there decrying the weapons used to kill rather than blaming the person who pulled the trigger..) Democrat politicians race each other to find a microphone and call … Read more

Justice Not Fully Served in Acquittal of PA Pro-Life Activist (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) We celebrate the acquittal of pro-life activist Mark Houck of the phony federal charges in Philadelphia on Monday, January 30.  We celebrate the savvy and grit of the Thomas More Society for standing in the legal breach to give Mark back to his wife and seven young children. But let’s be clear: the acquittal was less about justice being served and more about averting further injustice.  The sword of government appears to … Read more

Joe Biden Says for America to “Finish the Job on Police Reform” (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in FrontPageMagazine.) I still remember when President Biden noted months ago how important it was to “fund the police”, after so many – including himself – had unfairly decried their actions over the past couple of years. And yesterday, during his State of the Union address, he tried to make that call again, noting that America needs to “finish the job on police reform.” “I know most cops and their families are good, … Read more

CBP would rather detain and fine citizens than stop illegals (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in WND.) If you are an illegal migrant coming into the United States, you are virtually welcomed. In some case, Customs and Border Patrol will simply tell you to be back at a certain time for a hearing and then let you go. They may even put you up in a nice hotel. However, if you are a United States citizen returning home from Mexico by car, and you happen to get into … Read more

Memphis: The problem’s not the police. It’s the system. (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) What happened to Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee is an absolute tragedy. Five officers beating down this young man to the point that he did not survive these injuries is absolutely unforgivable.  As a result, these “officers” (I can’t even consider them in the same league as our hardworking men and women in blue) will be dealt with accordingly, the same as if they were professionals or blue-collar workers.  Justice will be … Read more

Where’s the Outrage at the Death of This Innocent Man? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNSNews.) While the nation has watched Memphis and the crimes of certain law enforcement officers there, it continues to ignore what is happening to other policemen across the nation. In Selma, California, the police department had its first officer killed in the line of duty. He wasn’t killed in an accident or some other mishap. This police officer was trying to do his job “to protect and serve” and he was ambushed … Read more

The 2024 Presidential Election is Already About Abortion

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(Originally published in The American Thinker.) The Republican National Convention is placing abortion front and center for the 2024 election cycle, now convinced that being pro-life is a winning political strategy. On August 25, I warned Republicans that refusing to advocate for the preborn would dilute the red wave.  And so it did. The red wave died on the beach of indifference. Where is the confidently anticipated Senate majority? No comfortable majority in the House either. … Read more

Army Scrambles to Boost Lagging Recruitment, But Won’t Make the One Really Necessary Change (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in The Western Journal.) It seems like the U.S. Army might have realized what it needs to do to meet its aggressive recruitment goals for this year, and it doesn’t have anything to do with being woke. Fiscal year 2023 began on Oct. 1, 2022, and since that time, the Army has already added roughly 18,500 soldiers with another 13,000 in the process, Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis, head of the service’s Recruiting Command, … Read more

The EU Bought Into a Fraud – Now There’s No Easy Way Out of the Crisis (By: Guy Mitchell)

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(Originally published in The Western Journal.) “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.” — Sir Winston Churchill If a movie titled “No Easy Way Out” had been made by Hollywood in the 1970s, it would have starred Charles Bronson and Clint Eastwood as FBI agents. In the concluding scene, the good guys (Bronson and Eastwood) would have the bad guys … Read more

Lightfoot’s soft-on-crime approach comes back to haunt her (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) As the Chicago mayoral primary election approaches in April, the candidates are looking to defeat incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot. They have apparently found her Achilles heel… crime. Chicago Police statistics aren’t something Lightfoot can trumpet as a success. During her time in office, crime is up 19 percent in the city. Murders have increased 20 percent since 2018, and shootings are up 19 percent. Motor vehicle thefts saw the largest increase of … Read more

If Police Don’t Support Police, Who Will? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) On National Law Enforcement Day, the Golden Valley (MN) Police Department displayed the “Thin Blue Line” flag on its Facebook page. Most people considered it an appropriate recognition of law enforcement officers and the danger they face to “serve and protect.” You can no longer find that image on the page. Police Chief Virgil Green went so far as apologizing for its use. “While the post was intended to thank … Read more

Why Would Retired LAPD Officers Want to Return? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on Front Page Mag.) Understaffing and increasing crime – what could possibly go wrong? Having escaped the dangers of a job where they aren’t appreciated and their lives were in danger, why would retired police officers want to return to uniform? It’s not as if things have gotten better for police, especially Los Angeles Police, in the past few years. If it had, government officials wouldn’t want them to return. Yet, that is … Read more

Op-Ed: Has the Time Come for a Military Tribunal for President Biden? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in the Western Journal.) Before I get started on the latest allegations surrounding President Joe Biden and the illegal storage of documents containing sensitive information in his home, I want to discuss the term “military tribunal.” A military tribunal works as a military court, but one that isn’t exclusive to military personnel. Civilian parties can actually be the subject of charges. In fact, at one point, the administration of George W. Bush proposed … Read more

New York Can’t Take Migrants, So Who Can? (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) New York City, in terms of its politics and worldview, is more than blue; it’s deep-blue. Gotham claims to be progressive, opening, and welcoming, but recently showed itself to be racist. That is, if it’s to be judged by its own standards. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, recently traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso, Texas and announced “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being … Read more

Illinois’s new SAFE-T Act is going lenient on criminals – and that’s bad news for our police officers (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) I’m really trying to figure out what Illinois officials are thinking when it comes to their newly passed SAFE-T act.  SAFE-T stands for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, and it has a number of provisions in place that make things a little more lenient in certain areas for defendants and criminals. Here are a couple of examples. First off, defendants are no longer immediately considered flight risks, no matter what … Read more

2023 Started Off On the Wrong Foot For This Rookie Officer (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Front Page Magazine.) Struck by a machete ….. How did the Jihadist who swung it get into our country to begin with? Imagine starting a job and having quite simply the worst day you possibly can. A customer comes in and completely berates you while you’re learning the ropes; a boss ends up chewing out employees over lackluster performance; or something simply goes wrong with the business itself, such as uncontrollable weather … Read more

When Visiting the Border, Biden did not See the Truth (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) President Joe Biden visited the southern U.S. border and saw just what he expected… what officials made sure he saw. A secure border and no surge of migrants trying to enter the country. For his first visit to the southern border in 15 years, the president toured a port of entry along the border. He didn’t speak with migrants looking to enter the U.S. or even look at their crowded camps … Read more

How many murders does Portland need before it stops spitting on police? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in American Thinker.) Some people have to learn things the hard way.  A case in point is Portland, Oregon.  The politicians continue making poor decisions when it comes to public safety, and the city residents continue voting them back into office. Now those decisions are weighing heavily on the city, but it is going to be hard for the politicians to walk them back, particularly because they will search desperately for a way to do … Read more

Police Have Had Enough. And Are Quitting. (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Frontpage Mag.) Last year was a rough year for people who lived in Democrat-controlled cities like New York City, San Diego, and Chicago. The liberal governments voters put in place showed that they don’t know how to keep citizens safe. Activism and a soft-on-crime approach to crime prevention backfired on them endangering their lives and property. Crime rose dramatically in these liberal cities last year, and when the politicians in charge turned … Read more

Police departments are trying something new to bring in new recruits (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on American Thinker.) The past couple of years have been rough for police officers.  We’ve seen thousands unfairly fired from their jobs because of refusal to take an unproven vaccine.  We’ve seen many take retirement — and even commit suicide — in the face of ongoing pressure from those who lived for nothing more than to “defund the police.”  And we’ve seen thousands of dollars wiped away from their budget, leaving them with little to no … Read more

Philly Hit 500 Homicides in ’22 — Where are the Prosecutions? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) The City of Brotherly Love is disappearing under a wave of virtually uncontrolled violence. According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the city recently hit homicide number 500 in 2022. This marks the second year in a row is the second year in a row Philly has hit that dismal mark. Not only are citizens killing each other. The killings, together with all-around violence, is driving people and businesses away from one … Read more

Washington State is coming for your guns (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in American Thinker.) Now that Oregon narrowly passed some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the country this past election, should it be any surprise that Washington wants to follow suit? Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, have announced three new measures they plant to pursue during next year’s legislative session. “We know we can act. We know we should act. And we know we will … Read more

Supreme Court gives Americans a temporary reprieve from migrant surge (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in The American Thinker.) Migrants have been waiting at the U.S.-Mexico border for the Title 42 health program to expire. Why? Once it does, it will create an opportunity for the migrants to cross the border and get a toehold in the United States. Forget about a COVID surge. Governments in the border states are worried about an illegal immigrant surge. More than a dozen states filed an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court … Read more

San Francisco Dying: A City In a Death Spiral (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on Front Page Magazine.) You may have heard the phrase, “Get woke, go broke.” It has become a common phrase in the past few years, mainly because it keeps proving itself true. San Francisco is a prime example of the death spiral going broke puts cities, businesses, and people into. The city has long been a bastion of liberalism. When it became fashionable after the death of George Floyd to defund the police, … Read more

Want a Perfect Example of Why Police Officers are Discouraged? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in Front Page Magazine.) Two years ago, Kamari Pleasant received probation for a felony gun case in Cook County, Illinois. It is home to Chicago where some of toughest gun laws are in place. Yet, somehow that young man was given probation. That usually wouldn’t be a problem. If the prosecutor and police looked at the circumstances and discovered extenuating circumstances that would justify leniency, that’s wonderful. In Pleasant’s case, police allegedly found … Read more

Thanks to Elon, the FBI has a lot to answer for (By Michael Letts)

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Originally published in American Thinker.) Things have not been good for the Federal Bureau of Investigation this year. Thanks to its new owner Elon Musk, the “Twitter Files” have been making the rounds, revealing just what kind of relationship the social media giant has with the bureau. Apparently the two had “constant and pervasive” communications, with the FBI treating Twitter as a “subsidiary.” In other words, they were making note of accounts and tweets that needed to … Read more

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