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Sanders’s Promotion of Criminal Justice Reform Marginalized by Democrats

Sanders’s Promotion of Criminal Justice Reform Marginalized by Democrats
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a rally in Miami, Fla., on April 19, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The one admirable element of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposed revolution for the people was his promise of reform of the U.S. criminal justice system. If this was all he had ever done, it would’ve entitled Sanders to a respected position in the history of American congressional reformers.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.
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