Were Richard Nixon’s alleged ties to organized crime real or mere speculation?
In the final days before the 1968 presidential election, the so-called “war on crime” was the top domestic issue of…
Month: April 2019
European Union: Organized crime deemed ‘highest’ security risk, greater than terrorism
Many of Europe’s top police officers were in the Netherlands last week attending a high-level conference focused on doing a…
White Boy Rick: From Teenage FBI Informant to Poster Boy for Criminal Justice Reform
Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe is a living, breathing casualty of America’s war on drugs, locked away for the past…
Fifty years ago this spring, Mario Puzo changed the way we view organized crime
Mario Puzo needed money. His first two novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965), received good reviews…
Happy New Beer’s Eve!
On the evening of April 6, 1933, lines formed outside of bars and breweries. In Chicago, WGN Radio broadcast special…