How Democrats Caved to ‘Soft on Crime’ Fears

Published in Slate (March 8, 2023)

This effort by Republicans, who organized to block the code, was a wild success. We are looking at a situation where Joe Biden will soon sign a criminal justice bill introduced in the House by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, who is most famous for having said in 2021 that the Jan. 6 riots resembled a “normal tourist visit.”

How did this get so far?

It’s simple: Democrats’ fear of looking “soft on crime” runs deep.