Brent Orrell

Brent Orrell is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he works on criminal justice reform and job training.

January 22, 2021 5:30 am

The neuroscience of how social media and fake news are hijacking our brains and fomenting violence.

Brent Orrell

January 20, 2021 5:30 am

The terrible cost of the last four years—for the country and for the Republican party—far exceeds the value.

Brent Orrell

January 6, 2021 2:23 pm

Today’s MAGA rally, electoral vote cosplay, and violent protests threaten to destroy the Republican party.

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December 19, 2020 5:30 am

It’s early days in the new miniseries but longtime fans of Stephen King’s book have reason to hope.

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December 2, 2020 5:30 am

We need to align criminal justice policy with today’s realities.

Brent Orrell

November 30, 2020 5:30 am

Let’s learn the lessons of past pandemics in deciding on when, whether, and for how long to close schools.

Brent Orrell

November 13, 2020 10:12 am

Why it kept the Trump administration at arm’s length.

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October 11, 2020 3:20 pm

Two recent novels, ‘The Second Sleep’ and ‘The End of October,’ are just prophetic enough to keep you awake at night.

Brent Orrell

October 9, 2020 5:30 am

A second wave of COVID may be underway. We have to choose between flattening the curve or flattening our health workforce.

Brent Orrell

September 25, 2020 5:30 am

Donald Trump has dug a ditch and now we’re all in it.

Brent Orrell