Homicides are plummeting.

In all 10 cities with the most 2023 homicides—for which we have data—homicides are falling. The pandemic crime wave is crashing hard.

If these percentage decline numbers were percentage growth numbers, it would be the lede of every cable news show—>

Degenerate party.

In a world where Donald Trump is the most famous spokesman for conservative Christian values, more Americans are saying no thanks to religion, Francis Wilkinson says bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

In a world where Donald Trump is the most famous spokesman for conservative Christian values, more Americans are saying no thanks to religion, Francis Wilkinson says bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

In a world where Donald Trump is the most famous spokesman for conservative Christian values, more Americans are saying no thanks to religion, Francis Wilkinson says trib.al/twWNULr

Virtually any 30-second segment of this 8+ minute vow that Trump will indeed fulfill fascist yearnings for destruction of everyone from Mitch McConnell leftward, would qualify as the most extraordinary major-party political ad of US history.

In a world where Donald Trump is the most famous spokesman for conservative Christian values, more Americans are saying no thanks to religion, Francis Wilkinson says trib.al/0jeVSwL via Bloomberg Opinion

Republicans have gained traction with Black and Brown voters before. See George W. Bush for an example. But Trump is no W, says Francis Wilkinson trib.al/FnQAYmC

Another GOP legislature overrides local elected officials. With research derived from watching “Family Feud.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Opinion: Nikki Haley can still beat Trump. Just not by winning the nomination - Los Angeles Times

Great perspective on what’s driving Nikki Haley by ⁦Francis Wilkinson⁩ latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Wayne LaPierre, the former NRA leader, siphoned millions of dollars and now has to return millions. The lives that he stole won’t be so easily replaced, Francis Wilkinson says bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Wayne LaPierre, the former NRA leader, siphoned millions of dollars and now has to return millions. The lives that he stole won’t be so easily replaced, Francis Wilkinson says trib.al/FQxolRL

Navalny's photo should be at the Democratic National Convention. His name should be in Democrats' speeches. He is the essence of the 2024 US presidential campaign stakes, says Francis Wilkinson trib.al/g7im9D0 via Bloomberg Opinion

`As Biden’s spectral running mate, Navalny also brings Trump’s shadow running mate, Putin, into the light. Trump’s inability to speak ill of Putin sits atop the mountain of evidence of his devotion to the Russian dictator.' - Francis Wilkinson

I talked to dozens of suburban Republican women in South Carolina and learned: while Trump may win the state, he still has a woman problem among that pivotal voting bloc, which helps to explain why Haley hangs on. ⁦Bloomberg Opinion⁩ bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Navalny's photo should be at the Democratic National Convention. His name should be in Democrats' speeches. He is the essence of the 2024 US presidential campaign stakes, says Francis Wilkinson trib.al/wYtYz5Q

'The US Supreme Court is perhaps best understood as an old-school ward heeler who dresses Christmas turkeys for the neighborhood partisans in highfalutin words,' Francis Wilkinson says. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Hawaii's highest court ruled that the US Supreme Court has distorted and corrupted the Second Amendment, and it refuses to take the higher court’s hackishness seriously, Francis Wilkinson says. It's right trib.al/0E6oMpr

Roe captured the broad, muddled middle of American attitudes on abortion, writes Francis Wilkinson. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognized that in its recent decision, a win for abortion rights trib.al/I4NDDae

Roe captured the broad, muddled middle of American attitudes on abortion, writes Francis Wilkinson. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognized that in its recent decision, a win for abortion rights trib.al/R781eUf via Bloomberg Opinion