A $152 million proposal to reopen Alcatraz isn’t tough-on-crime policy—it’s political theater driven by optics, not outcomes. At a time when real reform is needed, we’re being sold a costly fantasy.
A man is dead. His name was Alex Pretti. He was 37 years old. He was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA who spent his days keeping veterans alive. He was a U.S. citizen. He had no violent criminal history. He was legally carrying a registered firearm. He was legally filming federal agents during…
This happened. At 1:00 a.m. on the Las Vegas Strip. I was watching it unfold from the comfort of my hotel room, having walked past that exact spot just minutes before things went sideways. Same pavement. Same performers. Same late-night Vegas energy. And then I made the mistake of opening the comments. The Comment Section…
