A. Barton Hinkle on the Rising Cost of Felony Creep

Government has a natural tendency to grow, and
must be pared back regularly if it is to be held in check. For
evidence of this, look no further than the explosion of
over-criminalization in this country. Thanks to the vast growth of
the criminal code at both the federal and state levels, you have
probably committed a felony in recent days and don’t even know it.
In his latest column, A. Barton Hinkle calculates the rising cost
of felony creep.

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