On Wednesday, December 15th, the Right on Crime campaign successfully launched at the headquarters of Americans for Tax Reform in Washington, DC. A conservative roundtable was convened by the following participants:
- Brooke Rollins of the Texas Public Policy Foundation;
- Pat Nolan of Justice Fellowship;
- Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform;
- David Keene of the American Conservative Union; and
- Marc Levin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Approximately 45 members of the media attended the press roundtable in addition to thought leaders in the audience and 38 individuals who called in on the conference line. (Click here to watch the press roundtable.)
Early media attention for RightOnCrime has been significant. On the day of the launch, Pat Nolan was interviewed on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN News), Grover Norquist appeared on America’s Nightly Scoreboard on Fox Business News, and Ed Meese appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show. In the following week, Marc Levin appeared on the Lars Larson Show, Battle Line with Alan Nathan, Talk 650 AM (Houston), Patriot 92.5 FM (San Antonio), KRLD-AM (Dallas), KSKY-AM (Dallas), WBAL-AM (Baltimore), and KYNO-AM (Fresno).
Among the extensive favorable media coverage, Right On Crime has appeared in:
- Reason Magazine
- The Orange County Register
- Jacksonville Daily News
- The Cambridge Chronicle
- The American Spectator
- The Atlantic Monthly
- Overlawyered
- The Florida Independent
- The Palm Beach Post
- Hip Hop Republican
- The Lone Star Report
- The Sentencing Law and Policy Blog
- The Crime Report (also here)
- Minority News
- The Pelican Post
- Simple Justice
- Center for Court Innovation
- Mike Klein Online
- Change.org
- Main Justice
- Taunton Daily Gazette
- Grits for Breakfast (also here)
- Windy Pundit
- Errors of Enchantment
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Pictures from the Right On Crime launch can be viewed at our Facebook page.