Criminal (In)Justice: Rafael Mangual on Why Soft-On-Crime Policies Fail

The Manhattan Institute’s Rafael Mangual dropped by our New York studio to talk to Buck about the socialist election wins in New York, the battle to fight crime in America’s cities — and his book, Criminal (In)Justice.

Just a quick reminder that Darializa lost the Dominican vote in her district—in part because she derided the Dominican flag as a sign of violent nationalism. The opposition that stirred up led to her walking off the air on @Mega979nyc. Uploading a clip of her dancing merengue in… https://t.co/t2W5fSpnAJ

— Rafael A. Mangual (@Rafa_Mangual) June 30, 2026