Summary: It's true that the U.S. has more people in prison than most other nations. So ... what's going on? Before they jump into that, the boys have to wet the brain membrane with Old Engine Oil -- a dark ale from Scotland. So why do we have so many people in prison? Is it, as we're told by the political classes, because of racism, or because we're locking up non-violent drug offenders? You won't be surprised to learn the politicians are lying. But the truth is hard to parse out of the statistics.
