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Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser, Ph.D., writes on public policy issues for the DKT Liberty Project, a Washington-based civil liberties organization.

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Putin’s Humpty-Dumpty Empire

May 3, 2022 Ronald Fraser

Marking the end of the Cold War, in 1991 members of the Soviet Union broke their 70-year-old empire into 15 independent nations.  In 2014, beginning with his invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin began putting the pieces back together again.

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Maryland’s Do-it-Yourself Justice System

November 17, 2021 Ronald Fraser

Since 1990, FAMM, a national organization has successfully lobbied for sentencing reforms in dozens of states, including Maryland. FAMM calls on:

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The Police Accountability Train Wreck

April 6, 2021 Ronald Fraser

Police hold their ground during the aftermath of the Baltimore Riots. (Erik Hoffman) Since 1871 the Civil Rights Act has

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Maryland’s Parole Merry-go-Round

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Ronald Fraser

State-run parole and probation programs are designed to keep persons convicted of crimes—including a very large number of non-violent crimes—out

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Life after prison in Maryland

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Ronald Fraser

With each criminal conviction, the state of Maryland matter-of-factly tells the defendants how long they will spend behind bars.  Hidden

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U.S. National Debt

The current U.S. national debt:
$39,241,722,848,798

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